On the occasion of Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah’s death anniversary Governor N.N. Vohra recalled his notable contribution to the State.In a message, the Governor recalled the period during which Sheikh Sahib had worked with eminent national leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and had strived for strengthening the cherished values of secularism and democracy. The Governor referred the crucial Land Reforms pioneered by Sheikh Abdullah, which had laid the foundations of equitable development of the State, and the high priority which he had devoted to the establishment of health and education facilities. The Governor observed that best tribute which could be paid to Sheikh Sahib would be for the people to work with a missionary zeal for strengthening J&K’s deep rooted secular traditions and the bonds of communal harmony, brotherhood and amity, for ensuring peace, progress and prosperity in the State.