Tributes to Ambedkar

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, APRIL 14. The Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, and the Lok Sabha Speaker, Mr. G.M.C. Balayogi, today paid floral tributes at the portrait of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on his 110th birth anniversary in the Central Hall of Parliament House today.

Among the dignitaries who paid floral tributes included the Himachal Pradesh Governor, Mr. Suraj Bhan, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Union Ministers Dr. Satya Narain Jatiya, Dr. Vallabhbhai Kathiria, Mr. B.C. Khandoori, Mr. Ch Vidyasagar Rao, Mr. Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav, Ms. Uma Bharti and Ms. Maneka Gandhi.

Mr. Madhavrao Scindia, Mr. K Yerran Naidu, Mr. Ahmed Patel, Mr. S.P. Gautam, Mr. Ramdas Athawale, Mr. Rajiv Shukla, Mr. Bangaru Laxman, Mr. Ashok Pradhan and Dr. Anita Arya, were among the MPs who paid tributes. The Lok Sabha Employees Association today celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the Lok Sabha secretariat in Parliament House Annexe. The Speaker, Mr. Balayogi, who was the chief guest, appreciated the work culture of the officers and staff.

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