From the archive record
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addresses the public at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial in New Delhi. The Prime Minister pays tribute to Shastri and his contributions to the nation as the 2nd Prime Minister of India. Manmohan Singh:"...we face early in Shashtriji's tenure was the Indo-Pak conflict of 1965. Shashtriji's heroism and competent leadership have since become a legend. He electrified the nation with his soul stirring slogan "Jai Jawan Jai Kissan". This vision of his that the Kissan is as much as a soldier as the Jawan underlined the need to boost our food production which contributed greatly to strengthening the defences of our country. Ladies and gentlemen, apart from contributing to laying the foundations of food security in our country, we are also indebted to Shashtriji