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Former PPCC president HS Hanspal meets INOC members in New York
Former President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
Shri H.S. Hanspal, who was instrumental to the writing of milestones in
“Punjabi†along with English and Hindi in the state of
Haryana, amongst various other significant changes that he brought
about during his term, was feted by the Indian National
Overseas Congress (INOC, USA). here in New
York on Saturday June 27, 2015 at the Diwan Restaurant, Patel Plaza,
Hicksville in Long Island where almost
fifty Congress supporters and friends gathered around at a very short notice to
honor the visiting dignitary.
General Secretary of INOC,
USA Mr.
Harbachan Singh in welcoming him recalled some of the significant achievements
of the Chief Guest, which were applauded by the attendees and requested him to
continue to provide his valuable advice and leadership to the party at this
critical juncture.
The President of the Punjab Chapter Mr. Tejinder Singh Gill
thanked him for accepting the invitation and pleaded for the rapid resolution
of some of the ills, e.g., alcoholism, that were holding back the rapid
development of Punjab and asked for the an effective link between NRIs and the
Punjab Congress party to work jointly.
The Chairman of INOC Mr. George Abraham and the President of
INOC Mr. Juned Qazi both spoke at length on the steadfastness and the solid
strength of the Indian National Overseas Congress, USA and pointedly elaborated
on the esteemed value and unwavering support of each of the senior officials of
the party apparatus in New York. They also recounted some of the significant
achievements of INOC, USA over the recent past.
Senior Vice President Mr. Mohinder Singh
Gilzian, Mr. John Joseph, President of the Tamil Nadu Chapter and
Mr. Zinda Singh, President of the Delhi Chapter, and other officials such as
Mr. Prasad Kambhampathy also welcomed him and spoke on the
current need to strategize and reinforce the party with new enthusiasm and
vigor. Prof. Inderjit Saluja of Indian Panorama also lauded the Chief
Guest for his years of dedicated service to the nation.
Shri H.S. Hanspal was highly impressed at the unity and deep
commitment of the INOC,USA
and its officials. In his very inspirational speech, he said that
when the chips are down, you have shown political maturity to not lose hope but
instead has inspired others here and in India to remain
strong. He said he will take back this very encouraging and
comforting fact to appraise the senior officials back home. He added that you
not only have a very important role to play in the development of both better
relations between India and USA but also
help in various ways the motherland and its development. He praised
the hardworking NRIs and the contribution they were making and regretted that
not enough attention has been paid to them by New Delhi. He informed the
audience that his doors were always open in New Delhi and welcomed everyone to visit him
when they were visiting home.
Mr. Harbachan Singh, General Secretary