India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. File
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The Congress on Monday paid tribute to India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary, saying twenty first century India can’t be imagined with out his great contribution.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former get together chief Sonia Gandhi and AICC basic secretary in-charge organisation Okay C Venugopal, amongst others, supplied floral tributes at Nehru’s memorial Shanti Van in New Delhi.
Several get together leaders paid glowing tributes on social media to the Congress stalwart.
Born in 1889, Nehru stays India’s longest-serving prime minister. He was prime minister between August 1947 and May 1964. He handed away on May 27, 1964.
In a tweet, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge stated, “Pandit Nehru — the maker of modern India. 21st India cannot be imagined without his tremendous contribution.” “A champion of democracy, his progressive thoughts furthered India’s social, political and economic development, despite the challenges. My humble homage to a true patriot,” he stated.
Congress basic secretary Jairam Ramesh famous that the Bharat Jodo Yatra is in Hingoli district and coincidentally a ebook on Nehru in Marathi has simply come out as well as to the one in English and Hindi. “(Mo)Distorians will continue to distort, defame and denigrate but Nehru continues to inspire and his relevance has only increased after 2014,” Ramesh stated on Twitter.
He stated 600 copies of Nehru’s iconic, The Discovery of India, might be distributed to Yatris Monday. The copies have been introduced by a volunteer who drove all the way in which from Delhi for 23 hours straight at a really brief discover, he stated.
The Congress, from its official Twitter deal with, stated, “First PM of India, Pt. Nehru was a social democrat who coveted a welfare state.” “He was a humanist-secularist who sought national development on all fronts including agriculture & science. Today on his birth anniversary, we celebrate his endearing legacy,” the get together stated.
PM Modi pays tributes to Nehru on birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary, and recalled his contribution to the nation.
Mr. Modi tweeted, “On his birth anniversary, tributes to our former PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji. We also recall his contribution to our nation.”
