October 2 is the 116th birth anniversary of the second Prime Minister of the country, Lal Bahadur Shastri.
Late Lal Bahadur Shastri was known for his unmatched simplicity, morality and honesty. Shastri Ji transferred the public life values of the Father of the Nation to the second generation of politics. Shastriji, who came out of the heat of the freedom movement, did not get distracted by values and morals even in adverse situations.
He served only eighteen months as a Prime Minister. But, in this short period, he proved with his visionary decisions that he was a skilled leader. In his tenure, he promoted the White Revolution to promote the production and supply of milk.
Shastri was born to Sharada Prasad Srivastava and Ramdulari Devi in Mughalsarai on 2 October 1904, sharing his birthday with Mahatma Gandhi. He studied in East Central Railway Inter college and Harish Chandra High School, which he left to join the non-cooperation movement.
He contributed to the freedom and independence of the country, his slogan Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan resonated with millions of Indians in 1962 when the country fought against China. The slogan shed light on the importance of soldiers and farmers. Lal Bahadur Shastri was considered as the most humble prime minister India has ever had.
He was the first person to posthumously be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s most prestigious civilian award.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and other political leaders on Friday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries.
Modi offered floral tribute to Bapu at Raj Ghat on his 151st birth anniversary. “We bow to beloved Bapu on Gandhi Jayanti. There is much to learn from his life and noble thoughts. May Bapu’s ideals keep guiding us in creating a prosperous and compassionate India,” the prime minister wrote in a tweet.
Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti: Quotes to remember
“Discipline and united action are the real source of strength for the nation.”
“India will have to hang down her head in shame if even one person is left who is said in any way to be untouchable.”
“True democracy or the swaraj of the masses can never come through untruthful and violent means, for the simple reason that the natural corollary to their use would be to remove all opposition through the suppression or extermination of the antagonist.”
“There comes a time in the life of every nation when it stands at the crossroads of history and must choose which way to go.”
“We believe in peace and peaceful development, not only for ourselves but for people all over the world”.
“It is most regrettable that nuclear energy is being harnessed today for making nuclear weapons”.
