Ludhiana, Oct. 2 -- The District Congress Committee celebrated the 156th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and the 121st anniversary of the former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri at the Congress office on Tibba Road on Wednesday.

Former MLA and president of the Congress Committee (Urban), Sanjay Talwar, garlanded the pictures of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri. Congress leaders recalled the life of Mahatma Gandhi and said that those who walk on the path of truth always remain strong.

"Mahatma Gandhi's thoughts inspired the whole world. Connecting with the people was the speciality of Mahatma Gandhi," the party said in a press release. "Similarly, the speciality of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri was that he was a p...