The Congress has launched celebrations in Delhi to mark the 125th birth anniversary of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
'Those Behind Clean India Photo-Ops Spreading Poison': Rahul Gandhi's Dig at PM ModiRahul Gandhi today took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Clean India campaign, deriding it as a photo-op. "On one hand, roads are being cleaned in photo-ops and on the other hand, poison is being spread," he said at a Congress conclave in Delhi to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Jawaharal Nehru, India's first prime minister.
Sonia Gandhi addresses party's conclave
- Nehru was first among freedom fighters, architect of India
- Nehru jis legacy belongs to the entire country
- Nehru was one of the people who helped India win independence
- He strove to build this country with exemplary zeal -- in every field from agriculture to education
- His leadership gave impetus to development and technology
- Without Nehru ji, we would not have been able to send Chandrayaan and Mangalyaan
- We have faced many challenges and learned from them
- We have to remain committed to our ideals and traditions
- We should be proud of Congress' role of nation building
- Nehru's politics was such that it was inclusive of different viewpoints and ideologies
- Nehruji's thoughts continue to be an inspiration for our party
- Congress will fight against the people who are destroying the country built by Nehru's ideals
- If Nehruji were here, he would have told us to unite and connect with the people
Party vice-president Rahul Gandhi is addressing the conclave.
Here are the highlights of his address:
- Congress is an organisation that stands of a feeling of love and brotherhood
- I visited the Naini Jail near Allahabad where Jawaharlal Nehru was imprisoned for many years
- Jawaharlal Nehru wrote in the vistors' books of Naini jail
- In that, there was no anger - he thanked the British for putting him in jail and making him realize his love for the motherland
- India only country where freedom struggle was based on love
- We faced lathis but we did not react in anger
- This country is like the house we live in... on one hand people are cleaning up the house and on the other hand, they're spreading the poison of hatred - weakening the basis of our country
- Look at their tall promises - nothing has happened... Of course it is photo op, they're sweeping the streets
- The Congress party has made mistakes but our intentions are pure
Senior Congress leaders at Talkatora Stadium on 125th Birth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru 
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi pay tribute to Jawahar Lal Nehru
Congress holds conclave in Delhi ahead of Jawaharlal Nehru's 125th birth anniversary tomorrow