 "Nation pays tribute to Lal Bahadur Shastri on death anniversary")
New Delhi: The nation today paid glowing tributes to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 48th death anniversary. Vice President Hamid Ansari, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Assembly Speaker MS Dhir were the first to pay floral tributes to the late leader at his memorial Vijay Ghat. [caption id=“attachment_1334861” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File photo of former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. Image courtesy ibnlive.in.com[/caption] Devotional songs were also played at the venue. Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of India and a prominent figure in the independence movement. Shastri died of a heart attack in Tashkent in 1966 after signing a declaration of ceasefire with Pakistani President M Ayub Khan to end the 1965 war. PTI
Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of India and a prominent figure in the independence movement.
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