Om Birla and other dignitaries paid floral tributes to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla paid floral tributes at the portrait of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on his Birth Anniversary, today.

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Minority Affairs, Govt. of India, Kiren Rijiju; Member of Parlliament Imran Pratapgarhi, ,Rajeev Shukla, and former Members also paid floral tributes at the portrait of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on this occasion. Secretary-General, Lok Sabha, Utpal Kumar Singh and Secretary – General, Rajya Sabha P.C. Mody paid tributes to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

A booklet containing the profile of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, brought out in Hindi and English by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, was also presented to the dignitaries who attended the function.

The portrait of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was unveiled by the then President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan (earlier Parliament House) on 16 December 1959. (UPDATED ON 11TH NOVEMBER 2026)