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Bihar Remembers First Dalit CM Bhola Paswan Shastri on Birth Anniversary
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News18•21-09-2026, 19:30
Bihar Remembers First Dalit CM Bhola Paswan Shastri on Birth Anniversary
- •Tributes were paid to veteran Congress leader Bhola Paswan Shastri, Bihar’s first Dalit chief minister, on his birth anniversary.
- •Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary paid floral tributes at Shri Krishna Memorial Hall.
- •AICC SC Department in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam highlighted Shastri's contributions as a Congress leader, Union minister, and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.
- •Shastri, who served as Bihar CM three times in the 1970s, is remembered for the Mungeri Lal Commission, which recommended quotas for backward classes.
- •State Congress Committee SC Department head Ravindra Paswan demanded Bharat Ratna for Shastri, a museum in his name, and statues at prominent locations.
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Bhola Paswan Shastri was a veteran Congress leader who served as Bihar's first Dalit chief minister three times during the 1970s and is particularly remembered for the Mungeri Lal Commission.
Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary paid floral tributes at Shri Krishna Memorial Hall, while AICC SC Department in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam and other leaders honored him at the state Congress headquarters.
State Congress Committee SC Department head Ravindra Paswan demanded that Shastri be conferred the Bharat Ratna, along with the establishment of a museum in his name and the installation of his statues at a prominent location.
