The nation remembers former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 28th death anniversary today. President Pranab Mukherjee , Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were among the first who paid floral tributes at her Samadhi ,Shakti Sthal,in New Delhi this morning .Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna were also present on the occasion.Union Ministers Sushul Kumar Shinde, Salman Khurshid, M Veerappa Moily, Kamal Nath, P K Bansal and Narayana Swamy and Deepa Dasmunsi and Chiranjeevi also joined a large number of people who paid tributes. Devotional songs were played at the venue.A speech by Indira Gandhi was also played on the occasion. Several functions are being organised across the country tomark the occasion.
News On AIR | October 31, 2012 10:50 AM
Nation pays homage to Indira Gandhi on her 28th death anniversary