Rahul 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.
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Congress Launches Nehru's 125th Birth Anniversary Celebrations
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Updated : November 13, 2014 1:54 pm IST
The Congress has launched celebrations in Delhi to mark the 125th birth anniversary of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Nov 13, 2014 13:54 (IST)
Rahul 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.
Nov 13, 2014 13:25 (IST)
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
Nov 13, 2014 13:10 (IST)
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
Nov 13, 2014 13:05 (IST)
Senior Congress leaders at Talkatora Stadium on 125th Birth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru
Nov 13, 2014 13:03 (IST)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi pay tribute to Jawahar Lal Nehru
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Nov 13, 2014 13:01 (IST)
Congress holds conclave in Delhi ahead of Jawaharlal Nehru's 125th birth anniversary tomorrow
Nov 13, 2014 12:56 (IST)
Mamata Banerjee is likely to accept Sonia Gandhi's invitation and attend an international conference in Delhi to mark the 125th birth anniversary of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
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