"Unwavering dedication": Telangana CM praises former Deputy PM Babu Jagjivan Ram

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 5 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy hailed freedom fighter and former Deputy Prime Minister Dr Babu Jagjivan Ram for his inspiring unparalleled services to the country.
The Chief Minister remembered Babu Jagjivan Ram's services on the occasion of the national leader's 118th birth anniversary.
"Babuji was born in a poor family and rose to the highest position with his unwavering dedication," he said.
The CM said that the former Deputy PM participated actively in the freedom struggle and strove for the welfare of the workers as a minister in the cabinet of the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

CM Revanth Reddy also recalled that Babuji fought for the eradication of untouchability and caste discrimination and worked for the empowerment of Dalits.
"Inspired by Babuji's dedication to the service of people, the People's Government conducted the Caste Census and increased BC reservations along with SC classification", the CM said.
Popularly known as Babuji, Jagjivan Ram was one of India's greatest Dalit icons who fought for the rights of the underprivileged.
He was the Defence Minister during the India-Pakistan War in 1971. Babu Jagjivan Ram was also the Deputy Prime Minister between 1977 and 1979. (ANI)