Prayagraj, Oct 31 (HS): The City Congress Committee members paid

glowing tributes to the lady of millennium Bharat Ratna Indira Gandhi on her

42nd Martyrdom day observed as anti terrorism day. Party men led by City

President Fuzail Hashmi garlanded her portrait and recalled her contribution in

nation building.

While addressing in the shradhanjali Sabha partyman said

Indira Gandhi is remembered as one of

the most powerful and Charismatic prime ministers. She was a prodigy world

leader of 20th century ,her greatest virtue

was being her fearlessness.

Creation of Bangladesh, nationalisation of banks, pokharan nuclear test, abolition

of privy purse and other decisions was a turning point in the history of Indian

politics. Indira ji made and unprecedented contribution to make a strong and

self reliant Nation. One can only wonder at Indira Gandhi's achievement and

exclaimed the wonder that was Indira, they added.

Congress men further said opposing the anti national

forces she ultimately laid down her

life.

The shradhanjali Sabha was conducted by former UPCC

Spokesman Kishore Varshney.

Later they also garlanded the life size statue of the

beloved leader at Circuit House crossing.

Former mayor Ch. Jitendra nath Singh, Harikesh Tripathi,

Raghunath Dwivedi, Shashi Prakash, Harishchandra Dube, Ravindra Singh, Pradeep

Dwivedi, Ashish Chaudhari, Manas Shukla Dr.Anil Gaur ,suboor Khan, Rajkumar

Shukla, Jaiprakash Singh, spokesman Shah Nawaz Qureshi, Iftikhar Ahmad, Pratima

Tripathi, Kamlesh Yadav, Dattatrey Tripathi, Sepate Husain, Ashutosh Vishwakarma, Ajay

Shrivastava and others were present.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi