Nation pays homage to Father of Nation |
Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 71st death anniversary, President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Modi and other prominent leaders say their prayers at Rajghat. India paid homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 71st death anniversary on Wednesday. The day is also observed as Martyrs` Day as Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on this day in 1948. President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the Bapu the Father of Nation at Raj Ghat. The leaders from different political parties also paid tributes to Bapu. A Sarva-Dharma Prarthana sabha is also held at Gandhi Samadhi, Rajghat in the morning. In a message from Prime Minister Modi, He said he will be in Dandi, Gujarat, on Bapu`s Punya Tithi, the place from where Mahatma Gandhi challenged the might of colonialism.
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