{"id":66099,"date":"2026-03-23T17:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/?p=66099"},"modified":"2026-03-23T17:54:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:24:02","slug":"lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-and-pm-modi-pay-rich-tributes-to-socialist-icon-dr-ram-manohar-lohia-at-samvidhan-sadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2026\/03\/23\/lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-and-pm-modi-pay-rich-tributes-to-socialist-icon-dr-ram-manohar-lohia-at-samvidhan-sadan\/","title":{"rendered":"Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and PM Modi Pay Rich Tributes to Socialist Icon Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia at Samvidhan Sadan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_503529d9a2c70e9c\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel enable-updated-hr-color\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"false\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"12\">On <b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"3\">March 23, 2026<\/b>, the hallowed halls of <b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"41\">Samvidhan Sadan<\/b> (formerly the Parliament House) resonated with tributes to the legendary socialist thinker and freedom fighter, <b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"169\">Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"13\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Key Highlights of the Event:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"14\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Floral Tributes:<\/b> Lok Sabha Speaker <b data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"35\">Shri Om Birla<\/b> led the nation in paying floral tributes at Dr. Lohia\u2019s portrait in the Central Hall. 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