Nation pays homage to Nehru on 125th birth anniversary
15 Nov 2014 6:18 AM IST
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Sheila Dikshit and Shakeel Ahmed were among Congress leaders who paid floral tribute to Nehru at his memorial Shanti Van on the banks of Yamuna.
At the end of the ceremony, the dignitaries released tricolour balloons in the air amid playing of bands by students.
Though Union Ministers attended a number of functions to commemorate Nehru’s birth anniversary, no government representative was present at the event in Shanti Van, in a break from convention. At an event to commemorate Nehru’s 125th birth anniversary, Congress on Thursday had launched a sharp but veiled attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of seeking to destroy the secular vision of Nehru.
At the end of the ceremony, the dignitaries released tricolour balloons in the air amid playing of bands by students.
Though Union Ministers attended a number of functions to commemorate Nehru’s birth anniversary, no government representative was present at the event in Shanti Van, in a break from convention. At an event to commemorate Nehru’s 125th birth anniversary, Congress on Thursday had launched a sharp but veiled attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of seeking to destroy the secular vision of Nehru.
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