Rich tributes were paid to former deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram on his 119th birth anniversary today. Former President Ram Nath Kovind, Former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment B. L. Verma, Lok Sabha MP Manoj Kumar, Secretary in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Sudhansh Pant paid floral tributes to Babu Jagjivan Ram at his Samadhi in Delhi Gate. They also attended the Sarva Dharam Prarthana Sabha organised in the memory of the former Union Minister.  

 

Babu Jagjivan Ram was a freedom fighter and national leader who fought tirelessly for the upliftment of the downtrodden. He was a Cabinet Minister for 35 years, the longest-serving minister handling several key portfolios. He brought about path-breaking reforms. As Food and Agriculture Minister, Babu Jagjivan Ram is credited with the ‘Green Revolution’ and as Defence Minister, he led India to the historic 1971 war, which saw the birth of Bangladesh.