After the death of PT. Jawahar LAL Nehru, sh. LAL Bahadur Shastri was chosen to bece the Prime Minis tee of India. In the begining people thought that he would he was short statutes and hardly had he visited any for eign country. But this brave son of India won hearts of the masses of India and abroad. He discharged his duties with full devotion and confidence. He took hard decisions with ease. Thus this pocket sized Prime Minister scaled the heights of the Himalayas by his performance.
In a Kayasth family in Uttar Pradesh Shri LAL Bahadur Shastri was born on octOcto2, 1904 in a poor famy of the teachers. His father had died when he was a small chil and he was brought up by his uncle. After ori Mary eduction in the village he went to high school at Varanasi. He attended the school crossing the river Ganga by boat. But when he had money for the boat he swam across the river and attended the school.
He was a brilliant student. He responded on the call of Mahatma Gandhi and joined the youths of the country. As such, he had to leave his studies. But later on he took his Shastri degree from Kashi vidyapith Varanasi. He was a patriot in true sense and worked honestly and sincerely. He later on came in contact with great leaders like Gandhi Nehru Govind ballabh pant and others and impressed them by his sincerity and work.
Shri LAL Bahadur Shastri first because the member of Allahabad local body. Then be became the minister in the cabinet of Shri Govind ballabh pant. Later on he was invited by PT. Nehru to because the Railway minister in the cabinet of central government. He was then made home minister after the death of PT. Nehru he was elected the prime minister of India plRepublic.
Shri Shastri guided the country out of food scar city with courage and determination. When Pakistan at tacked India he defeated the enemy and help the moral of the country high. He gave the slogan jai Jawan jai kissan after task and declaration he was shocked and died on Jan 2 1966 Although he is no more yet he he is in our hearts.
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