PM, Sonia, Advani pay homage to Shastri on his 105th birth anniversary
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other dignitaries paid homage at the Samadhi of the
late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on the occasion of his 105th birth anniversary
on Friday (Oct.2) here. Sonia Gandhi, BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition
in the Lok Sabha Lal Krishna Advani also paid their tributes at Vijay Ghat, Shastri's
Samadhi in the national capital. Shastri joined Gandhiji's Civil Disobedience
Movement in 1930 and also participated in the Quit India Movement. Shastri joined
Nehru's Cabinet in 1952 and after Nehru's death, he took over as the second Prime
Minister of India in 1964. On June 11, 1964 Shastri, in his first broadcast as
Prime Minister, said: " There comes a time in the life of every nation when it
stands at the cross-roads of history and must choose which way to go. But for
us there need be no difficulty or hesitation, no looking to right or left. Our
way is straight and clear - the building up of a socialist democracy at home with
freedom and prosperity for all, and the maintenance of world peace and friendship
with all nations. Lal Bahadur was born on October 2 in 1904 in Ram Nagar,Ahmedabad
Mughalsarai, United Provinces, British India as Lal Bahadur Shastri. He died in
1966.
