TRIBUTES TO SOCIAL WORKER PREM PANKAJ

TRIBUTES TO SOCIAL WORKER PREM PANKAJ

21-MAY-ENG 5

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA----------------------------Deeply saddened by the untimely demise of social worker Prem Pankaj—alias 'Lalan Ji'—who was the husband of Ara Municipal Corporation Mayor Indu Devi and the former President of the Ramlila Committee, the Chairperson and Ward Councilors of the Piro Nagar Parishad (Town Council) paid him a heartfelt tribute. On Wednesday, as soon as the news of Mr. Prem Pankaj's passing reached the town, a pall of gloom descended upon the ongoing meeting of the Nagar Parishad. The meeting attendees—including Nagar Parishad Chairperson Kiran Upadhyay, Executive Officer Megha, and all the Ward Councilors—were overcome with grief and sorrow. During this time, the Chairperson and all the Ward Councilors observed a two-minute silence to pay homage to the late social worker and offered prayers for the peace of his soul. Speaking in unison, the Chairperson and all the Councilors described Prem Pankaj as a universally beloved, amiable, and kind-hearted individual. They stated that the void created by his passing is irreparable. Prominent among the Councilors participating in the condolence meeting were Rahul Kumar, Ravishankar Prasad, Hadisan Khatoon, Guljaro Devi, Mahavir Chaudhary, Omprakash Kumar, Neelam Devi, Shahid Alam, Arun Kumar, Councilor representatives Afroz Alam, Avinash Kumar, Amit Kumar Bakuli, Pappu Singh, Manoj Upadhyay, and Ravi Keshari, among others.