112th birth anniversary of Babu Jagjivan Ram celebrated

Mahbubnagar: Celebrating the 112th birth anniversary of Dr Babu Jagjivan Ram on Friday, Dr C Laxma Reddy, TRS MLA from Jadcherla, and Congress party Jadcherla in-charge Anirudh Reddy garlanded the statue of Dr Babu Jagjivan Ram in Jadcherla.

While recollecting the great work done by Babu Jagjivan Ram, Dr Laxma Reddy said that it was because of great leaders who had scarified their lives for the sake of society; today the downtrodden communities like SCs, STs and BCs were able to get the fruits of their struggle. He urged the youth to follow the footpaths of great leaders and imbibe the qualities of such leaders to become great statesmen in the future.

In Narayanpet district, S Rajender Reddy, local MLA garlanded the statue of Dr Babu Jagjivan Ram and expressed his gratitude for the great leader.

In Gadwal district, District Collector Shanshak garlanded the statue of Babu Jagjivan Ram at Rajiv crossroads. SP Laxmi Nayak, officials of various departments and leaders of various associations took part in the programme.

In Wanaparthy district, the Ambedkar Yuvajana Association took out a rally and later reached the Subhas crossroads and garlanded the photo of Babu Jagjivan Ram and recalled the great works done by the leader. "Dr Babu Jagjivan Ram had served as a labour minister and had even reached the level of Deputy Prime Minister of India and served the nation in various capacities," said the leaders of Ambedkar Association in Pebbair mandal.