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Indian Leaders Honored at Samvidhan Sadan on October 2
Leaders gathered at Samvidhan Sadan to remember Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi were among those who paid floral tributes.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and several ministers also attended.
Students from different schools joined the event.
They spoke with political leaders during a programme called “Know Your Leader.”
Om Birla said Gandhi and Shastri showed that the nation should come first.
He encouraged students to be honest, responsible and dedicated to their country.
He also asked them to use discipline, creativity and hard work to help build a stronger India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri.
The ceremony took place at Samvidhan Sadan, the old Parliament House, in New Delhi.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rahul Gandhi, ministers and other senior leaders attended.
School students participated in the “Know Your Leader” programme and interacted with political leaders.
Om Birla urged students to embrace truth, non-violence, duty, discipline and national service.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rahul Gandhi, ministers, other leaders and school students.
- What
- They paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri and held a student interaction programme.
- Where
- Samvidhan Sadan, the old Parliament House, in New Delhi.
- When
- October 2; the report identifies the day as Friday but does not state a year.
- Why
- To honor Gandhi and Shastri and encourage students to follow their ideals of truth, duty and national service.
Key facts
- Location
- Samvidhan Sadan, New Delhi
- Occasion
- Tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Date
- October 2
- Programme
- “Know Your Leader”
- Speaker
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
- Participants
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, ministers, political leaders and school students
- Themes
- Truth, non-violence, duty, discipline and national service
Quotes
Om Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker who addressed students at Samvidhan Sadan
“A common message is clearly visible in the lives of Gandhiji and Shastriji — the nation comes first. Fulfilling our duties with honesty, understanding our responsibility towards the society and the country, and linking every action of ours to the national interest is our true tribute to them”
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“A developed India is not just a goal, but a dream that will be fulfilled by the collective resolve and hard work of crores of Indians”
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