Remembering the country’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that the saffron party has weakened democracy by bulldozing institutions.
The former Congress chief said described Nehru as an institution-builder who strengthened the country’s democratic roots.
He said India now needs a “Bharat jodo” more than ever before. His reference was toward uniting India in the present atmosphere. The Congress is holding a “Bharat jodo” yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir on Gandhi Jayanti.
“IIT, IIM, LIC, ITI, BHEL, NID, BARC, AIIMS, ISRO, SAIL, ONGC, DRDO…Nehru ji was an institution builder who strengthened our democratic roots. In 8 yrs, BJP has weakened democracy by bulldozing institutions. India needs #BharatJodo now more than ever,” Gandhi said on Twitter.
In another tweet, he shared a video showing pictures of Nehru with world leaders and how they described Nehru.
“58 years since his passing, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s ideas, politics, and vision for our Nation are as relevant as they have ever been. May the values of this immortal son of India always guide our actions and conscience,” Gandhi also said.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Pandit Nehru on his death anniversary. In a tweet today, the Prime Minister wrote, “Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji on his death anniversary.”
The official Twitter handle of the Congress party also paid tributes to India’s first Prime Minister.
“A brave freedom fighter, the architect of modern India, a statesman, a visionary, a patriot, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was a true son of Bharat Mata. A billion salutes and billion tributes to our first Prime Minister, on his death anniversary,” Congress tweeted.
