Congress protests renaming NMML
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 16: With the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library officially renamed the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society, Congress party held a strong protest against the Government move here in Jammu.
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Working President, Raman Bhalla alleged that BJP Government has a single point agenda of “denying”, “distorting”, “defaming” and “destroying” the Nehruvian legacy.
Bhalla asserted that despite the “relentless assault”, Jawaharlal Nehru’s legacy will live on for the world to see and he will continue to inspire generations to come. He said PM Modi possesses a huge bundle of fears, complexes and insecurities, especially when it comes to our first and longest serving Prime Minister.
Bhalla also hit out at the Government over the renaming, saying it is a pity that it came to this. “I think that the idea of expanding what the building showcases to accommodate other Prime Ministers is unexceptionable idea. In fact, it is good to encourage, children and members of the general public to be aware of the contributions of all the Prime Ministers. “But in the process, it’s rather petty to take away the name of the first Prime Minister who led the interim Government, who was prime minister upon independence, who is so far the longest-serving Prime Minister. You could have continued calling it the Nehru Memorial Prime Ministers Museum and Library,” Bhalla said.
Yogesh Sawhney said that undermining Pandit Nehru by changing the memorial or library that had his name shows nothing but their own insecurities. “History is created, it is never changed or converted,” he added.
Bhalla was accompanied by Former Minister and incharge District Jammu Urban Yogesh Sawhney, Ex MP Tarlokh Singh Bajwa, President District Congress Rural Hari Singh Chib, Kanta Baan, Indu Pawar, Refugee Cell Congress Chairman Amrit Bali, SC Cell Chairman Karan Bhagat and many other party workers.
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