 Early Times Report
KATHUA, Jan 11: Congress paid great tributes to second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 56th death anniversary. Senior Congress leader former MLC Subash Gupta presided over the function. Prominent among those who paid tributes are Tilak Raj, Mukesh Sharma, Hartik Kumar, Devinder Kumar, Anku Kumar, Ashu Sharma, Madan Lal, Bittu, Swaran Kumar, Ajay Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Ajay Sharma, Pushan Sharma and Romesh Lal
While paying tributes to Shastri, Congress leader Subash Gupta said that Shastri ji was great freedom fighter and statesman.
Lal Bahadur Shastri's public life has left an indelible mark on the country. He was unique in the way he connected with the common man. Humble, soft-spoken but a strong leader. He was a man of great integrity and competence. He understood the people's language and was a man of vision towards the country's progress.
During the 1965 India-Pak war, when the country faced food scarcity Lal Bahadur Shastri, who was the Prime Minister then, stopped drawing his salary. Shastri's ji raised the voice against dowry system and caste system, he added |
