New Delhi: “Even more than 60 years after Jawaharlal Nehru’s passing, those who are eager to destroy our Constitution and democracy still criticize him. This is proof of his unwavering commitment to India,” Priyanka Gandhi said.
Today marks the 137th birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru, the country’s first Prime Minister. On this occasion, at the Vice President’s residence, Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan paid floral tribute to his portrait.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress senior leader Sonia Gandhi, and others paid floral tributes to the portrait of Jawaharlal Nehru in the old Parliament building complex.
At Jawaharlal Nehru’s memorial, Shanti Van, Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and others paid floral tributes. Following this, in a social media post on X, Mallikarjun Kharge said, ‘Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the chief architect of modern India. He clearly understood that only democracy can unite a nation as diverse as ours. It is a democracy that encompasses diverse cultures, beliefs, political views, and aspirations.
As we pay tribute at his memorial, let us once again resolve to protect and uphold our Constitution, our democratic institutions, and the values that unite us. This is the enduring legacy left by Nehru. Protecting it is the collective responsibility of all of us,” he said.
Rahul Gandhi, who paid floral tributes to Nehru’s portrait in Hyderabad, said, “For him, freedom was not merely a goal. It was a milestone in the nation’s new journey. Swaraj was not about power; rather, it meant the participation and responsibility of every citizen for the future of the country.
For him, India was a quest, a way of thinking. Its strength lay in diversity, its hope in democracy, and its foundation in equality. His dream of a modern, scientific, progressive, self-confident India continues to inspire us today. The efforts we make to build such an India are the true tribute we pay to him,’ he said.
In an X post released by Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, ‘Jawaharlal Nehru was a unique man. He was a revolutionary, a visionary, and an architect of nation-building.
Even after more than sixty years since his passing, the fact that those who are eager to destroy our Constitution and democracy still criticize him is proof of his unwavering dedication to India. May the love he had for our country always guide us,” he said.