Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Yogi, Uttar Pradesh Leaders Pay Tribute to Kanshi Ram
Leaders in Uttar Pradesh remembered Kanshi Ram on the anniversary of his death.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Kanshi Ram helped give marginalised people a stronger voice.
Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak also paid tribute.
Maurya laid flowers at his home in Lucknow.
The Samajwadi Party and the Uttar Pradesh Congress unit also remembered him.
Kanshi Ram worked to improve the lives and political participation of disadvantaged communities.
He founded the Bahujan Samaj Party in 1984.
He died in Delhi on October 9, 2006.
Yogi Adityanath and leaders from several Uttar Pradesh parties paid tribute to Kanshi Ram on his death anniversary.
Adityanath praised Kanshi Ram for advocating social justice, equality and the rights of marginalised communities.
Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak also paid tribute; Maurya laid flowers at his Lucknow residence.
The Samajwadi Party called Kanshi Ram a pioneer of social justice, and the Uttar Pradesh Congress unit also remembered him.
Kanshi Ram founded the Bahujan Samaj Party in 1984 and died in Delhi on October 9, 2006.
- Who
- Yogi Adityanath, other Uttar Pradesh leaders and political parties paid tribute to Kanshi Ram.
- What
- They commemorated Kanshi Ram on his death anniversary and remembered his work for social justice and marginalised communities.
- When
- Friday, on Kanshi Ram's death anniversary; he died on October 9, 2006.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh; Keshav Prasad Maurya laid flowers at his official residence in Lucknow.
- Why
- To honour Kanshi Ram's work for social justice, equality and the empowerment of marginalised communities.
- Born
- March 15, 1934, in Rupnagar, Punjab
- Died
- October 9, 2006, in Delhi
- Political party founded
- Bahujan Samaj Party, established in 1984
- Earlier organisations
- Founded the Dalit Shoshit Samaj Sangharsh Samiti and BAMCEF in 1971
- Lok Sabha representation
- Represented Etawah from 1991 to 1996 and Hoshiarpur from 1996 to 1997
- Tribute location
- Keshav Prasad Maurya laid flowers at his official residence at 7, Kalidas Marg, Lucknow