To mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister, lal Bahadur Shastri several programmes were organised across the coal and steel belt Dhanbad-Bokaro on Friday.
Floral tributes were offered to both them on the occasion and many people took an oath to follow the principles of Mahatma Gandhi and Shastri.
Drawing competitions and special programmes were organised by various social organizations included felicitation of children and servicemen in these twin cities. Cleanliness drives were also organized in duo cities to mark the anniversary of our great freedom fighter.
A seminar on lal Bahadur Shastri was also organized at Chas in joint association with PACE and Orange (both NGOs). Addressing to the seminar secretary of PACE Mamta Singh said, lal Bahdur Shastri was the second prime minister of republic India and he is the first person to be posthumously confrere with Bharat Ratna.
During the non-cooperation movement of Mahatma Gandhi in 1921, he joined processions in defiance of the prohibitory order.
“Shastriji gave the slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ to encourage the soldiers to defend India and simultaneously to cheer farmers to do their best to increase the production of food grains”, she said. “It is a day to remember and pay our tribute to father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi and lal Bahadur Shastri , for their valuable contribution in history of Indian Independence”, added Singh.