Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti: Lal Bahadur Shastri (Lal Bahadur Shastri) He was a loyal worker in the Indian independence movement, a great patriot and the second Prime Minister of India. He was born on 2 October 1904 in the railway colony of Mogalsarai near Banaras to Shardaprasad and Ramdularidevi in a distinguished Kayastha family. Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of our country. He assumed the office of Prime Minister on 9 June 1964. The Second Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 took place during his tenure.
Influenced by the thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi in childhood
At the age of eleven, he saw Gandhiji who had come to lay the foundation stone of the Banaras Hindu University. There he was overwhelmed by his popular speech. Then he did not leave Gandhiji’s side. His reaction to the events like Champaranya Satyagraha, Roulette Act, Jallianwala massacre etc. sat in his mind. Lal Bahadur got involved in the boycott of foreigners and the use of Swadeshi and as soon as he came out of it, he again entered the university. Became ‘Shastri’ of Kashi University. The ‘servants of the public’ became members of the society. His mission was educational and social reform. There was a principle of equality. In 1928 AD, Lala moved to Lajpat Rai and Purushottamdas Tandon became the president of the society. entered Allahabad. He was elected as the chairman.
political life
He was elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly by the Congress in 1946. In Govind Pant’s cabinet, he was given the Home and Communications Department. Pandit Nehru called him A. b. Made Congress General Secretary (1950). In India’s first general election of 1952, he undertook the arduous task of selecting Congress candidates. Noting his syncretic attitude and organizational skills, Pandit Nehru made him a member of the Rajya Sabha and made him the Minister of Railways and Transport in the Union Cabinet. In 1955, he built a large bridge over the Ganges River, providing several facilities for third class passengers. In 1956, W. Chittaranjan factory was established in Bengal. At this time, accepting the moral responsibility of the horrific train accident in Ariyalur, Kerala, he set an example by resigning from the post of Railway Minister.
friendly relations with other countries
India’s foreign policy was based on the principles of peace and freedom. Emphasis was laid on building trust and strengthening friendship with neighboring countries like Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal. India has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka. Four lakh Indian Tamils were given citizenship of Sri Lanka. Sheikh Abdullah was arrested for his anti-national activities. Similarly, he continued Nehru’s policy of industrial progress.
India Pakistan war
The Indo-Pak war was the toughest test of his career. He handled it very firmly and efficiently. The Second Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 took place during his tenure. January 11, AD during his visit to Tashkent (then the Soviet Union, in present-day Uzbekistan) to broker the Tashkent Armistice Agreement with Pakistan, mediated by the Soviet Union. He died suddenly in 1966.
