Prime Minister releases stamp on Bishwanath Roy

New Delhi, Oct 31: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today released a commemorative postal stamp in honour of freedom fighter Bishwanath Roy at a function held in the Parliament House here.

Dr Shakeel Ahmed, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Chaudhary Ranbir Singh, Member, Constituent Assembly and veteran freedom fighter, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Singh described Mr Roy as a veteran freedom fighter, an able administrator, an accomplished parliamentarian and, above all, a fine human being.

Born in the year when the first Satyagraha was organised by Mahatma Gandhi, Bishwanathji was deeply influenced by the freedom movement and plunged into it as a soldier right from his student days.

As a member of the Lok Sabha for twenty five years, from 1952 to 1977, he remained an active parliamentarian and also served the country as a Union Minister. He will be long remembered for his performance as a member of Parliament, especially his deep commitment to the cause of agriculture and the cause of our farmers, the Prime Minister said.

UNI