Bharat Ratna demanded for Jagjivan Ram

Khammam: Congress party leaders celebrated the 111th birth anniversary of Babu Jagjivan Ram on a grand scale by paying rich tributes here on Thursday.

Working President of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka along with MLC Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy offered floral tributes to the portrait of Babu Jagjivan Ram here at Sanjeeva Reddy Bhavan.

Speaking on the occasion, Vikramarka said celebrating the Babu Jagjivanram’s birth anniversary would give inspiration to entire Dalit community.Babu Jagjivan Ram strived hard for upliftment of the weaker sections and agriculture sector during his tenure as Union Minister, he added.

He demanded that the government to confer Bharat Ratna on Babu Jagjivan Ram to honour him by recognising his hard work. 
The Congress party Wyra constituency in-charge Mangilal Naik after garlanding to the statue of Babu Jagjivan Ram here at NTR bypass road said that Babu Jagjivan Ram played a key role in struggle for freedom and inspired many youth during his timeThe Congress party leaders Raparthi Sharat Kumar, Md Fazal, Shankar Goud, M Kranthi, B Adinarayana Naik, Ramlal Naik, B Jayprakash Naik, Venkanna, Masthan, Suresh and INTUC Konijerla mandal secretary V Veeranna Naik were present.