Deepkamal KaurTribune News ServiceJalandhar, December 3Coming to Jalandhar as a refugee from Pakistan and rising to the position of Prime Minister of India, IK Gujral is remembered fondly by city residents. As his 100th birth anniversary falls tomorrow, two functions have been planned here in his memory to recall the immense contribution that he made towards the city. “Even though he rose to become the Prime Minister of India, he never forgot his roots. Gujral’s biggest contribution towards the city was getting the proposed Doordarshan Centre for Amritsar shifted to Jalandhar as the Union I&B Minister,” recalled ex-BJP minister Manorajan Kalia. He contributed towards carving out the popular Bhagat Singh Colony as the Union Housing and Planning Minister,” Saini shared.
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