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PM Modi Pays Floral Tributes at Rajghat on 157th Gandhi Jayanti
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News18•02-10-2026, 12:39
PM Modi Pays Floral Tributes at Rajghat on 157th Gandhi Jayanti
- •Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes at the Rajghat memorial in Delhi on Mahatma Gandhi's 157th birth anniversary.
- •PM Modi posted on X that freedom fighters' sacrifices will be a great force for India's development and the creation of a 'developed India'.
- •After Rajghat, PM Modi visited Vijay Ghat to offer floral tributes at the samadhi of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
- •Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti is commemorated nationally every year on October 2, alongside Gandhi Jayanti.
- •Gandhi Jayanti was celebrated grandly across various states, including West Bengal, with tributes paid by state ministers and governors.
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On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 157th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes at the Rajghat memorial in Delhi.
After paying homage at Rajghat, Prime Minister Modi visited the Vijay Ghat memorial to offer floral tributes at the samadhi of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
In Barrackpore, West Bengal, State Minister for Labour and Transport Arjun Singh paid tribute, while State Minister Purnima Chakraborty and the State Governor personally paid respects at the Gandhi statue on Mayo Road in Kolkata.
