Amritsar, July 27 (K.L. Jit Walia):The final prayer ceremony (Rasam Kriya) of Amritsar’s beloved senior journalist Pankaj Sharma, who passed away recently, was held with deep respect and devotion today at a local palace in Chheharta. On the occasion, prominent personalities from the religious, social, political, and media fraternity gathered to pay their heartfelt tributes and expressed their condolences to the bereaved family.
Speakers remembered the late Pankaj Sharma as a humble, simple, and widely respected individual. They said that throughout his journalism career, he consistently highlighted issues concerning society and set an example of honest, impartial, and public-oriented journalism. His demise is an irreparable loss to the field of journalism.
Among those present were former Cabinet Minister Dr. Raj Kumar, social worker Satish Kumar Ballu, Press Club Amritsar President Rajesh Gill, Patron Jaswant Singh Jas, Senior Vice President Resham Singh, Vice President Vipin Rana, Treasurer Raman Sharma, Secretary Vikram Kumar, Journalists’ Association President Jasbir Singh Patti, Kamal Pehlwan, Secretary Harmeet Singh, Editor-in-Chief of Punjab Media Times K.L. Jeet Walia, along with Rajesh Arora, Naveen Rajput, Amit Sharma, Vishal Sharma, Mani, Rajesh Kumar, Jashan Singh, Mahinder Pal Gupta, Jatinder Singh Bedi, Jatinder Singh, Vikrant Kumar, Madam Kawaljeet Kaur, Sushil Kumar, R.K. Soni, Lucky Punj, Sandeep Sandy, Naveen Handa, Gagan Joshi, Monty Gandhi, Sarabjit Singh, Pradeep Kumar, Deepak Mehra, Kamal Kohli, S. Garg, Joginder Pal Kundra, Satish Kumar, Nirmal Chauhan, Kumar Soni, and many journalists, social workers, political leaders, and other distinguished personalities.
During the ceremony, those present prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and sought strength for the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss.
KL JIT WALIA
