New Delhi, India,
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Lok Sabha Speaker Smt. Meira Kumar led the nation in paying floral tributes at the statue of Babu Jagjivan Ram in Parliament House on his Birth Anniversary, today.
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal; Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Mukul Wasnik; Members of Parliament; former Members of Parliament; and Secretaries-General of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Shri P.D.T. Achary and Dr. V.K. Agnihotri, respectively, also paid floral tributes.
A booklet containing the profile of Babu Jagjivan Ram, brought out by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, was presented to the dignitaries who attended the function.
The statue of Babu Jagjivan Ram was unveiled by the then President of India, Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma, in Parliament House on 25 August 1995 in recognition of Babuji’s outstanding services to the nation.
Earlier in the day, Vice President Shri Hamid Ansari; Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh; and Lok Sabha Speaker Smt. Meira Kumar paid floral tributes at Babuji’s memorial at the Samta Sthal in New Delhi. Among others who paid tributes were the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Smt. Sushma Swaraj; Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Mukul Wasnik; Chief Minister of Delhi Smt. Sheila Dikshit; Members of Parliament; and former Members of Parliament.
On the occasion, the Lok Sabha Speaker attended a Sarva Dharam Prathana at 6, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi. Later in the day, she also joined a large number of people who took part in a Shobha Yatra from the Red Fort to the Samta Sthal to mark the occasion.
In the evening, Union Minister for Finance Shri Pranab Mukherjee delivered the Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Lecture in Vigyan Bhawan. While Lok Sabha Speaker Smt. Meira Kumar delivered the Presidential Address on the occasion, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment and President of the Babu Jagjivan Ram National Foundation Shri Mukul Wasnik presented the Welcome Address. The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri D. Napoleon gave Vote of Thanks.
Source:
Speaker's Office
India
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Lok Sabha Speaker Smt. Meira Kumar led the nation in paying floral tributes at the statue of Babu Jagjivan Ram in Parliament House on his Birth Anniversary, today.
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal; Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Mukul Wasnik; Members of Parliament; former Members of Parliament; and Secretaries-General of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Shri P.D.T. Achary and Dr. V.K. Agnihotri, respectively, also paid floral tributes.
A booklet containing the profile of Babu Jagjivan Ram, brought out by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, was presented to the dignitaries who attended the function.
The statue of Babu Jagjivan Ram was unveiled by the then President of India, Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma, in Parliament House on 25 August 1995 in recognition of Babuji’s outstanding services to the nation.
Earlier in the day, Vice President Shri Hamid Ansari; Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh; and Lok Sabha Speaker Smt. Meira Kumar paid floral tributes at Babuji’s memorial at the Samta Sthal in New Delhi. Among others who paid tributes were the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Smt. Sushma Swaraj; Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Mukul Wasnik; Chief Minister of Delhi Smt. Sheila Dikshit; Members of Parliament; and former Members of Parliament.
On the occasion, the Lok Sabha Speaker attended a Sarva Dharam Prathana at 6, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi. Later in the day, she also joined a large number of people who took part in a Shobha Yatra from the Red Fort to the Samta Sthal to mark the occasion.
In the evening, Union Minister for Finance Shri Pranab Mukherjee delivered the Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Lecture in Vigyan Bhawan. While Lok Sabha Speaker Smt. Meira Kumar delivered the Presidential Address on the occasion, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment and President of the Babu Jagjivan Ram National Foundation Shri Mukul Wasnik presented the Welcome Address. The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri D. Napoleon gave Vote of Thanks.
Source:
Speaker's Office
India
