Noted dignitaries to pay homage to Deendayal Upadhyay on 102nd birth anniversary

A host of dignitaries, including the governors of Uttarakhand and Jharkhand, will pay homage to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Deendayal Upadhyay at an event to mark his 102nd birth anniversary.

The three-day function will begin on October 6 at Deen Dayal Dham in Nagla Chandrabhan village -- the birthplace of the RSS ideologue here, an office-bearer of the organizing committee said.

Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya will inaugurate the event. Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu will be the chief guest for the last-day programmes," Ashok Tentiwal, President, Deen Dayal Smriti Mahotsava Samiti, told reporters here.