By Anwarul Hoda
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday paid floral tributes to socialist icon Jayaprakash Narayan on his birth anniversary at his ancestral village at Sitabdiara in the Saran district of Bihar. Mr. Shah also unveiled a 14 feet high statue of Lok nayak Jayprakash Narayan at the JP memorial building at his birthplace, Lala Tola today .
Speaking on the occasion, Home Minister highlighted the welfare schemes of Union government and said the government is fulfilling dreams of Sampoorna Kranti launched by Jayaprakash Narayan. Mr. Shah added that JP devoted his entire life to the nation and the society. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister Nityanand Rai and several leaders were present on the occassion.
In an apparent dig at the Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar, Home Minister Amit Shah said that those who claim to be disciples of Jayaprakash Narayan have sacrificed his socialist ideology.
Shah made the statement while addressing a rally at the birthplace of Narayan, popularly known as JP, in Bihar’s Saran district after unveiling a statue of the socialist icon.