The Congress leadership on Tuesday paid rich tributes to India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary, describing him as the chief architect of modern India.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party president Sonia Gandhi, AICC treasurer Ajay Maken and general secretary (Organization) KC Venugopal were among the party leaders who visited Nehru’s memorial in Shanti Van here and paid their respects to him.
The leaders later attended a small event in the central hall of Parliament and offered flowers in front of Nehru’s portrait. Besides Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Venugopal, former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was also present in the Parliament.
Kharge said in a post on He could keep it.” .
“As we gather today in Shanti Van to pay our respects to him, we must preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of India and our long-cherished Democratic institutions and principles – its enduring legacy,” he said.
In another post in Hindi, Kharge recalled Nehru’s words that “Citizenship is in the service of the country.”
“We humbly commemorate the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru ji, the creator of modern India, the fearless protector of democracy and our source of inspiration, who took India from scratch to the top,” he said.
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