Bongaigaon (Assam), 02 October (HS): NTPC Bongaigaon on Friday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on the occasion of their birth anniversaries.

NTPC Bongaigaon Project Head Arnab Maitra, along with senior officials and employees, offered floral tributes to the portraits of the two national leaders during a commemorative programme.

The participants recalled Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals of truth, non-violence, peace and communal harmony, while remembering Lal Bahadur Shastri for his simplicity, commitment to self-reliance and dedication to national service. Shastri’s iconic call of “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan” was also recalled as an enduring message of responsibility and service to the nation.

Speakers said the values and ideals upheld by Gandhi and Shastri continue to inspire society and the country. The participants also pledged to contribute to nation-building through honesty, collective responsibility, a spirit of service and self-reliance.----------

Hindusthan Samachar / Sriprakash