New Delhi; 23 July 2026: Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla paid floral tributes at the portrait of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on the occasion of his birth anniversary, today.

Members of Parliament; former Members and other dignitaries also offered floral tributes to Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak on this occasion.  Secretary-General, Lok Sabha, Shri Utpal Kumar Singh also paid tributes to Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

Widely known as ‘Lokmanya’, Shri Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a towering nationalist, visionary leader, social reformer, and scholar. He played a pioneering role in mobilizing political consciousness among the masses during the Indian freedom struggle and was a staunch advocate of self-rule (Swaraj). His stirring call— “Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it!”—galvanized generations of Indians to rise against colonial rule.

The portrait of Lokmanya Tilak was unveiled in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan (then Parliament House) on 28 July 1956 by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to the nation.

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