Jagan pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri
YSRCP leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries. During the event, party members criticized the current Andhra Pradesh coalition government for allegedly suppressing dissent and neglecting Gandhian values.
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This highlights ongoing political tensions and opposition rhetoric in Andhra Pradesh, reflecting the use of historical figures to frame contemporary political grievances.
YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries, at his residence here on Thursday.
Mr. Jagan garlanded the portraits of the two leaders and recalled their contribution to the country. He said Mahatma Gandhi’s struggle for India’s freedom through non-violence and Lal Bahadur Shastri’s leadership, symbolised by the slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’, would remain an enduring example for generations.
He recalled Mahatma Gandhi’s role in the freedom movement and Lal Bahadur Shastri’s contribution to nation-building, and paid homage to the two leaders.
MP P. Mithun Reddy, MLC Lella Appireddy, and party leaders V. Srinivasa Rao, K. Kannababu, Malladi Vishnu, Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy, and Devineni Avinash were among those who paid tributes.
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