New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday paid floral tributes to Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar, the first Speaker of Lok Sabha, in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, on his birth anniversary.

Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh, Secretary General of Lok Sabha Utpal Kumar Singh, members of Parliament, former members, and other dignitaries also graced the occasion and offered floral tributes.

Mavalankar, born on 27 November 1888 in Baroda (present-day Gujarat), played a monumental role in shaping India's parliamentary institutions.

He began his legislative journey in 1937 as a member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly from Ahmedabad, and served as its Speaker until 1946. He later presided over the Sixth Central Leg...