PM Modi noted Shastri's unwavering commitment to India's progress and his exemplary leadership during challenging times. He expressed the desire to continue working to realise Shastri's vision for a strong India.
Gandhi Jayanti 2023: The nation today is celebrating the 154th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, who is also known as the 'father of the nation'.
Both leaders faced each other at the Central Hall of Parliament House on the occasion of the wreath-laying ceremony organised on the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation -- Mahatma Gandhi, and late former Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri.
PM Modi also shared glimpses of Shastri's gallery in the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya in Delhi and urged the people to visit the museum.
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On the occasion of the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Ghaziabad Police on Friday paid tribute to them. The Police Line, Ghaziabad distributed torches and cycles to the village guards. The officials also distributed blankets to the sanitation workers.
The nation is celebrating 116th birth anniversary of former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on October 02.
On the occasion of birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on October 02 said, "Farmers are protesting against 3 'anti-farmer' laws.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and other political leaders on Friday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries.
"We are considering tying up with Mussoorie-based LBSNAA to prepare a blueprint of an Executive Training Programme for legislators, bureaucrats and businessmen," director of IIM-I, professor Himanshu Rai, told PTI on Wednesday.
Former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's granddaughter, Neerja Sinha, died of cardiac arrest on Thursday, a statement said. She was 68. Sinha was the daughter of Shastri's eldest daughter Kusum. She is survived by her husband Pratyush Sinha, former chief vigilance commissioner, and two sons.
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to Former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri at Vijay Ghat
The Tashkent Files revolves around the mysterious death of Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966, soon after the signing of the Tashkent Agreement between India and Pakistan to end their 1965 war.
PM Modi also visited the Raj Ghat early on Tuesday and paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary.
The CIC ruling came on the plea of an RTI applicant seeking to know if autopsy was done on Shastri who had died on January 11, 1966 in Tashkent in a Soviet dacha.
"Unlike Nehru, Shastri did not harbour any ideological hostility towards the Jana Sangh and the RSS. He used to often invite Shri Guruji for consultation on national issues," Advani said.
Versatile actors Naseeruddin Shah and Mithun Chakraborty are also multiple time National Awards winners.
"We pay homage to Shastriji on his punya tithi (death anniversary). His impeccable service and courageous leadership will be remembered for generations to come," Modi said in a tweet.
He promoted White Revolution and Green Revolution. The nationwide movement to propel India's milk and food production brought a drastic change in the economy of the country.
Late PM Lal Bahadur Shastri was the first person to be posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.
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