President receives first copy of book 'Munger Through The Ages'

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee received the first copy of a book, Munger Through The Ages, written by late DP Yadav, a former parliamentarian, at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. Speaking on the occasion, the president said that he had a long association with Yadav, who was first elected to Parliament in 1971.[caption id=“attachment_1654975” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] President Pranab Mukherjee receiving the first copy of the book ‘Munger Through the Ages’, authored by late DP Yadav, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 7 August 2014. Image courtesy PIB[/caption] The then prime minister, Indira Gandhi, had at that time entrusted him with the charge of deputy minister in the education ministry. Mukherjee said Yadav was an active parliamentarian and played a key role in the development of the Panchayati Raj Act and the preparation of the Report of the Mandal Commission. Yadav was focused on rural development, agro forestry projects and waste land development, he said. The president said in the book, Yadav has not only enumerated the rich history and heritage of Munger district in Bihar, but also described its geographical and demographic features, its administration in the early days of independent India and many aspects of its modern day challenges. PTI