Prez pays floral tributes to BJP ideologue Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

Lucknow, Sept 15: President Ram Nath Kovind today paid floral tributes to BJP ideologue Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya at the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Smriti Upvan Vatika in Charbagh area of the state capital. On the second day of his Uttar Pradesh visit, his native state, Mr Kovind went to the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Smriti Upvan Vatika and paid tributes to the leader by garlanding his statue. The BJP is celebrating the birth centenary of the ideologue this year. UP Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also accompanied the President to the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Smriti Upvan Vatika along with other BJP leaders and state ministers. After visiting the Upvan Vatika, the President and other leaders returned to the Rajbhawan where Mr Kovind would meet some dignitaries and leave for Kanpur at 1330 hrs. Yesterday, on first day of his visit, the President paid floral tributes to Dalit icon Dr B R Ambedkar at the Ambedkar Mahasabha and thereafter attended the civic reception at Indira Gandhi Prathisthan in the evening. Mr Kovind also attended a dinner hosted by the Chief Minister at his official residence last night . Today in the afternoon, the President will participate in a 'Swachhta hi Sewa' programme in Kanpur. He will also inaugurate a Solid-Liquid Waste Management Scheme in Kanpur and distribute tri-cycles meant for carrying garbage among 'safai' workers. The Governor and Mr Adityanath will also be present at the event. The President is also likely to visit the residence of RSS leader Ishwar Chandra Gupta in the Tilak Nagar area of Kanpur during his visit. He will return later in the evening to Lucknow and then fly back to New Delhi. UNI