India pays tribute to 'Father of the Nation' with 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'
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Today's also the birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
India also celebrates the birth anniversary of its second prime minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri. Shastri joined the Indian independence movement in the 1920s. He died on January 11, 1966.
Shastri died in Tashkent, at 2 am a day after signing the Tashkent Declaration, reportedly due to a heart attack. People, till date, allege conspiracy behind the death.
He was the first prime minister of India to die overseas.
Shastri died in Tashkent, at 2 am a day after signing the Tashkent Declaration, reportedly due to a heart attack. People, till date, allege conspiracy behind the death.
He was the first prime minister of India to die overseas.