Congress Leaders Pay Tributes To Indira Gandhi, Sardar Patel
Congress leaders paid floral tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary at the DCC office in Nizamabad on Saturday.
Nizamabad: Congress leaders paid floral tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary at the District Congress Committee (DCC) office in Nizamabad on Saturday.
Speaking on the occasion, city Congress president B. Ramakrishna recalled Indira Gandhi's contributions to the country and described her as the 'Iron Lady of India'.
He said she had taken several major decisions during her tenure as Prime Minister, including the nationalisation of 14 major banks in 1969, with the aim of extending banking services to farmers and the public.
Paying tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Ramakrishna said the country's first deputy prime minister and home minister had played a key role in integrating more than 560 princely states into the Indian Union after Independence.
Youth Congress president Vipul Goud, AICC coordinator Ghan Raj, district vice-president Koudapu Sharath, city vice-president Antarreddy Vijaypal Reddy, district ST president Yadagiri, senior leader Bantu Balaram, women leaders Pola Usha, Chandrakala and Vijayalakshmi, Amaraju, Pola Shankar, Praveen and others attended the programme.
In Kamareddy, Congress leaders and workers paid tributes to Indira Gandhi at Indira Gandhi Chowrasta on Saturday.
The programme was organised under the leadership of town Congress president Aireni Sandeep, following the directions of government adviser Mohammed Ali Shabbir.
Party leaders and workers garlanded her portrait.
Speaking on the occasion, leaders recalled Indira Gandhi’s contributions to the country's development and her efforts to protect national unity and integrity.
They said her decisions and services for public welfare would remain memorable.
District Library Corporation chairman Maddi Chandrakanth Reddy, former CDC chairman Karangula Ashok Reddy, Youth Congress town president Ajmath, senior Congress leaders Punna Rajeshwar and Sirajuddin, Anthampally PACS chairman Sudhakar Reddy, party general secretary Isuka Raju, municipal councillors and others attended.