PM Modi pays tribute to Gandhi, Shastri on their birth anniversary

Earlier in the day, Modi had visited Raj Ghat and Vijay Ghat, which were memorials to Gandhi and India’s second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, respectively, to pay floral tributes to them.

An inter-religious prayer meeting was held at Raj Ghat, where Mahatma Gandhi’s favorite devotional songs were sung.

Paying tributes to Gandhi on his 152nd birth anniversary, the PM said on Twitter, “On Gandhi Jayanti, I bow to respected Bapu. His great principles are globally relevant and give strength to millions.

The PM also paid tribute to Shastri on his 117th birth anniversary and said on Twitter, his life based on values ​​and principles will always be a source of inspiration for all citizens.

In the evening, Modi attended a prayer meeting at Gandhi Smriti in Delhi.

On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu urged people to participate in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and make cleanliness a part of their lives.

The Vice President’s Secretariat tweeted, “My tributes to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary today. Revered across the world as an ambassador of peace and non-violence, Gandhiji was the epitome of selfless service, kindness and compassion.” Naidu.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former party President Rahul Gandhi also visited the memorial and paid tribute to the Father of the Nation.

In a tweet in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and posted the quote, “Victory ke liye keval ek satyagrahi hi kafi hai (only one ‘Satyagrahi’ is enough for victory),” taking a dig at the government on farmers. Opposed.

He also used the hashtag farmer protest and posted a video collage with glimpses of the farmers protest and Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha for independence.

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi in the context of agricultural laws.

“The flag of Bapu’s ideas of truth, non-violence and justice is still in the ‘Satyagraha’ of farmers against black farm laws, in the fight for justice for the tribals of Sonbhadra and for the Dalit girl of Hathras, and against the ideology of love. In the voices rising up for the ideology of,” he said in a tweet in Hindi.

(with inputs from agencies)