Overview

• Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma said it “would be a sin to forget” Brahm Prakash’s contributions and announced plans to consider naming upcoming city projects after him.
• Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta paid floral tributes and recalled Brahm Prakash’s service as Delhi’s first chief minister from 1952 to 1955 and his subsequent four-term parliamentary career.
• The commemorative event at the Assembly complex featured a photo exhibition of rare moments from his life and centered on the statue installed in 1997 by former CM Sahib Singh Verma.
• Family members, including great-grandson Augustya and granddaughters Madhurpiya and Preeti, joined ministers and rural community representatives to honor his memory.
• Attendees lauded his legacy as a freedom fighter, noting his rural development initiatives and advocacy for social justice in Delhi.