New Delhi, 23 December (H.S.): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid solemn tributes to former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Chaudhary Charan Singh—born December 23, 1902, in Noorpur village, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, into a modest farming family and India's fifth Prime Minister from 1979-1980—on his birth anniversary, lauding his unwavering lifelong dedication to the welfare of deprived societal sections, agricultural progress, and farmers' prosperity.

In a post on X, Modi stated: Respectful tributes to former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna Chaudhary Charan Singh ji on his jayanti. He dedicated his life to the welfare of the underprivileged sections of society as well as to the progress of agriculture and the prosperity of farmers. A grateful nation can never forget his contribution to nation-building.

Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar