“Nehru Became PM By Accident,” Says Union Minister. Congress Leader Reacts

Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday mentioned Jawaharlal Nehru grew to become the nation’s first prime minister by chance, prompting a pointy rebuke from Congress chief and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Hooda.

“In his (Mr Nehru) place, those that deserved the put up had been Sardar Vallabhai Patel and Dr BR Ambedkar,” MR Khattar mentioned at a gathering in Haryana’s Rohtak.

Responding to the comment, Mr Hooda mentioned the one who himself grew to become an unintentional prime minister shouldn’t be passing such feedback.

VIDEO | “I need to say that Pandit JL Nehru grew to become a first-rate minister by chance. In his place, somebody who deserved it (to turn out to be India’s first PM) was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Dr BR Ambedkar,” says Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar (@mlkhattar), whereas addressing a gathering… pic.twitter.com/vJwwlEyGhr

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Talking on the occasion, Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar additionally spoke of the BJP’s function in honouring Dr Ambedkar’s legacy. He mentioned, “The Structure is our sacred textual content, and we should at all times keep in mind the contribution of Dr Ambedkar in shaping it. We should mirror upon it over time. Dr Ambedkar additionally confronted difficulties, for instance, after his loss of life, he was not given a spot for cremation in Delhi. After the federal government got here into energy, the creation of the 5 holy locations related to Ambedkar’s identify was established. There was an ideal present of respect for Dr Ambedkar throughout this tenure, which had by no means occurred earlier than.”

The assertion got here weeks after former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh died on the age of 92. Following his loss of life, a row ensued over making a memorial on the cremation web site, as has been the apply for all former prime ministers.

VIDEO | “He himself grew to become an unintentional chief minister and that is why he’s speaking like this,” says Congress chief Bhupinder Singh Hooda (@BhupinderShooda) on Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s ‘JL Nehru grew to become PM by chance’ comment.

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With the Meeting polls in Delhi set to be held on February 5, Mr Khattar expressed confidence within the BJP securing a victory. “This time, (Arvind) Kejriwal and his celebration won’t be able to type the federal government in Delhi. BJP is gaining momentum and can carry out properly,” he had mentioned on Friday.

The BJP in October final yr registered a thumping victory in Haryana Meeting polls, as Nayab Singh Saini assumed the chief ministerial put up.