LOK SABHA SPEAKER PAYS FLORAL TRIBUTES TO LOKMANYA BAL GANGADHAR TILAK

LOK SABHA SPEAKER PAYS FLORAL TRIBUTES TO LOKMANYA BAL GANGADHAR TILAK

Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla paid floral tributes at the portrait of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on the occasion of his birth anniversary, today.

संसद के संविधान सदन में आज महान स्वतंत्रता सेनानी लोकमान्य बाल गंगाधर तिलक जी की जयंती पर भावभीनी पुष्पांजलि अर्पित की।

स्वराज को जन्मसिद्ध अधिकार घोषित कर स्वतंत्रता संग्राम को जनआंदोलन में परिवर्तित करने वाले युगपुरुष, तेजस्वी राष्ट्रनायक लोकमान्य तिलक जी को शत्-शत् नमन।
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Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge; Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Harivansh; Members of Parliament; former Members and other dignitaries also offered floral tributes to Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak on this occasion.

Secretary-General, Lok Sabha, Shri Utpal Kumar Singh, and Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha, Shri P.C. Modi also paid tributes to Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

Widely known as ‘Lokmanya’, Shri Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a towering nationalist, visionary leader, social reformer, and scholar. He played a pioneering role in mobilizing political consciousness among the masses during the Indian freedom struggle and was a staunch advocate of self-rule (Swaraj). His stirring call—“Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it!”— galvanized generations of Indians to rise against colonial rule.

The portrait of Lokmanya Tilak was unveiled in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan (then Parliament House) on 28 July 1956 by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to the nation.

Earlier in the day, Speaker Shri Om Birla paid tributes, through a message on X, recalling Tilak’s immense role in India’s freedom movement and his legacy of public service. Shri Birla said, “His life is an unparalleled example of patriotism, fearlessness, and ideological steadfastness.”