19.11.15

Nehru: 125 years


Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Rajnath Singh marked former PM Jawaharlal Nehru's 126th birth anniversary with glowing tributes to his role in India's freedom struggle.
“Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's life was spent in giving India freedom & leading India as the 1st PM. Tributes to him on his birth anniversary,“ tweeted Modi, who is in London on an official visit.
Singh, on the other hand, said ideological differences notwithstanding, BJP had never questioned his intention to work for the people of the country .“There are many issues on which we have differences with Nehru. We have differences over his policies, but we can't doubt his intention to work for the welfare of people and nation-building,“ he said in his address at a function to commemorate Nehru's birth anniversary .
He added that India today has a vibrant Parliament, an efficient bureaucracy , independent judiciary and fearless press, “all because of the immense contributions of leaders like Nehru“. The home minister said “it was because of the contributions of leaders like Nehru, India has become the largest democracy in the world, India is now celebrating the success of democracy .“ It was under Nehru's stewardship that the country had set up large industries in Bhilai, Rourkela, top institutions like IITs and IIM and nuclear plants, Singh said.
“Even though Nehru had emphasised on industrialisation, he knew that agriculture was the key for the country . He had said 'I am all for industry and I am all for steel plants. But agriculture is far more important than industry',“ he said quoting Nehru.

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