Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has paid floral tributes to former Deputy Prime Minister and freedom fighter Babu Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary at the camp office here on Tuesday.
In a post on Twitter, the Chief Minister said Babu Jagjivan Ram had dedicated his life for the people and his service will be remembered. “Babu Jagjivan Ram was a freedom fighter and a leader who dedicated his life for the people. His long service as a Parliamentarian and Deputy Prime Minister to the country is unforgettable. Tributes to Jagjivan Ram on the occasion of his birthday today,” the Chief Minister tweeted.
Education Minister Adimulapu Suresh, Government Whip Komarutla Srinivasulu, MLA Kaliveti Sanjeevaiah, MLC Mondithoka Arun Kumar and Government Adviser (Social Justice) Jupudi Prabhakar were present on the occasion.
Meanwhile, the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) celebrated the birth anniversary of Babu Jagjivan Ram at the party’s central office by paying floral tributes to the freedom fighter. Speaking on the occasion, Government Adviser (Public Affairs) Sajjala Rama Krishna Reddy said that the services of Babu Jagjivan Ram to uplift the downtrodden would remain etched in public memory. He said it was due to the efforts of B.R. Ambedkar and Babu Jagjivan Ram, that the nation has been moving towards secularism and equality.
Mr. Ramakrishna Reddy called upon Dalits and backward classes to utilise the welfare schemes being implemented by the State government.
Mr. Suresh, MLAs Merugu Nagarjuna and Undavalli Sridevi, MLC Dokka Manikya Varaprasad, and other public representatives were present on the occasion.