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Ministers across the country marked the 135th birth anniversary of Union Home Minister Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant. Pant was an Indian freedom fighter who played a key role in India's independence movement and later was a pivotal figure in the Indian Government. (Express archive)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid tribute to the former union minister, at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar)
As the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant, a Congress stalwart and leading figure in India’s freedom movement, is credited with providing a stable government and ensuring communal harmony in the state in post-Independence years when neighbouring states like Punjab and Bihar were in the throes of communal conflagration. (PTI Photo)
Among his achievements as the first UP CM, was the abolition of the zamindari system from the state without facing any significant backlash from tens of thousands of zamindars. (Express Photo by Vishal Srivastav)
On January 3, 1955 Pant was called to Delhi by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to take oath as a Union minister. A week later, he was appointed as Minister of Home Affairs. In 1957, he was conferred with the Bharat Ratna — the only UP CM to have been given the country’s highest civilian honour so far. (Express Photo by Vishal Srivastav)
Former union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi paid tribute to Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant on his 135th birth anniversary, during a function in New Delhi, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval also paid tribute to the former union minister and and Bharat Ratna. (PTI Photo)
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval spoke with Ila Pant, daughter-in-law of Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant, during a function. (PTI)
Amongst the attendees, former union minister Harsh Vardhan also paid floral tribute to Pant. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)
