<span style="color: #222222;">Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan and chief minister Nitish Kumar today paid floral tributes to Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan on his birth anniversary during a state function organized at the Income Tax roundabout in the Patna.<br />'' <br />'' Both the governor and the CM garlanded Loknayak's statue at the Income Tax roundabout.<br />'' <br />'' The veteran socialist leader popularly known as JP was once lathi-charged by police at the same Income Tax roundabout during the Bihar movement. JP was born on October 11, 1902 and breathed his last on October 8, 1979.<br />'' <br />''<br />''Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also visited residence of Jayaprakash Narayan in Patna and paid floral tributes to him.</span>