‘Nehru did a lot, but did not possess arrogance’: Kharge on Independence Day

Kha ge
hails
Co g ess
ole
i
I dia’s
developme t

NEW
DELHI:
Co g ess
p eside t

Mallika ju
Kha ge
o
Satu day
i voked
I dia’s
f eedom
st uggle
a d
the
legacy
of
its
fi st
ge e atio
of
leade s,
emembe i g

Mahatma
Ga dhi
a d

Jawaha lal
Neh u
while
highlighti g
the
Co g ess’s
co t ibutio
to
the
cou t y’s
atio -buildi g
jou ey.Remembe i g
Neh u’s
co t ibutio
to
buildi g
mode
I dia,
Kha ge
o
I depe de ce
Day
said
the
fo me
p ime
mi iste
had
laid
the
fou datio s
of
a
democ atic
a d
secula
atio
a d
established
i stitutio s
i cludi g
IITs,
IIMs
a d
public
secto
u de taki gs.”Neh u
ji
laid
the
fou datio
of
a
mode ,
democ atic
a d
secula
I dia.
He
established
IITs,
IIMs,
PSUs.
Neh u
ji
did
a
lot
fo
the
cou t y,
but
he
did
ot
possess
a oga ce,”
the
Co g ess
chief
said.The
Co g ess
pa ty
head
also
ecalled
Mahtama
Ga dhi’s
“Do
o
Die”
call
du i g
the
Quit
I dia
Moveme t,
highlighti g
the
ole
played
by
you g
I dia s
whe
se io
leade s
we e
jailed
by
the
B itish.He
said,
“Whe
Mahatma
Ga dhi
gave
the
sloga
‘Do
o
Die’
a d
all
the
se io
leade s
we e
i
jail,
it
was
the
youth
of
the
cou t y
who
ca ied
fo wa d
the
‘Quit
I dia
Moveme t’.”Kha ge
said
the
f eedom
st uggle
had
e visio ed
mo e
tha
i depe de ce
f om
colo ial
ule,
a gui g
that
I dia’s
f eedom
fighte s
had
also
d eamed
of
elimi ati g
pove ty,
u employme t,
u touchability,
i justice
a d
fea .

“Ou
f eedom
fighte s
had
ot
o ly
d eamed
of
libe atio
f om
B itish
ule,
but
also
f om
pove ty,
u employme t,
u touchability,
i justice,
a d
fea .
I depe de ce
was
ot
just
a
cha ge
of
powe ,
but
a
esolve
to
make
eve y
I dia ‘s
life
bette .
Eve y
P ime
Mi iste
f om
the
Co g ess
has
adva ced
this
ve y
visio ,”
vete a
Co g ess
leade
added.

‘Someo e
speaki g
f om
Red
Fo t
claims
they
have
do e
eve ythi g’

Kha ge
also
i voked
the
co t ibutio s
of
fo me
p ime
mi iste s
Lal
Bahadu
Shast i
a d
I di a
Ga dhi,
c editi g
them
with
st e gthe i g
I dia’s
ag icultu al,
milita y
a d
st ategic
capabilities.”Shast i
ji
st e gthe ed
the
fou datio s
of
white
a d
g ee
evolutio
i
the
cou t y.
I di a
ji
st e gthe ed
I dia’s
milita y
a d
st ategic
capabilities,
a d
also
played
a
majo
ole
i
c eatio
of
Ba gladesh.
We
also
i teg ated
Sikkim
with
I dia.
All
these
we e
do e
by
Co g ess
pa ty
leade s,
but
someo e
speaki g
f om
Red
Fo t
claims
that
they
have
do e
eve ythi g.
It’s
a
me cy
they
do ’t
claim
that
whateve
emai s
of
the
wo ld
has
su vived
because
of
them,”
he
said.Taki g
aim
at
what
he
desc ibed
as
the
BJP-led
gove me t’s
te de cy
to
claim
c edit
fo
past
achieveme ts,
Kha ge
asse ted
that
Co g ess
had
played
the
domi a t
ole
i
I dia’s
developme t.”The
developme t
you
see
i
the
cou t y
today
is
because
of
Co g ess.
Co g ess
has
90%
co t ibutio
i
developme t
you
wit essed
i
the
cou t y
today.
We
imp oved
people’s
fi a cial
co ditio ,
ot
cha ge
ames.
But,
these
people
just
take
c edit.
This
will
ot
go
o
fo
lo g,”
Co g ess
p eside t
said.

Kha ge
backs
p otesti g
youth,
attacks
BJP-RSS

Kha ge
also
t ai ed
his
gu s
o
the
gove me t’s
ha dli g
of
youth
g ieva ces,
sayi g
you g
people
we e
bei g
de ied
oppo tu ities
a d
thei
p otests
we e
bei g
met
with
hostility.

Rajya
Sabha
MP
said,
“Today,
the
d eams
of
the
youth
a e
bei g
t ampled.
The
cou t y’s
youth
a e
agitati g,
a d
we
alo g
with
ou
leade
of
the
oppositio
—
a e
suppo ti g
them.
The
Co stitutio
g a ts
eve yo e
the
ight
to
p otest
fo
thei
cause;
they
a e
ot
a ti- atio als.
Hate
campaig s
a e
lau ched
agai st
those
who
p otest.”He
added,
“Ou
leade
of
the
oppositio
decla ed
yea s
ago
that
we
would
ot
sp ead
hate
but
i stead
sp ead
a
message
of
love.
Howeve ,
the
BJP
a d
RSS
oppose
this.
They
wo ked
agai st
the
cou t y
eve
befo e
i depe de ce
a d
co ti ue
to
do
so
today
by
dividi g
Hi dus
a d
Muslims.
The
cu e t
gove me t
is
c ushi g
the
poo .
We
will
co ti ue
to
fight
agai st
the
gove me t.”Kha ge’s
ema ks
came
o
80th
I depe de ce
Day,
which
he
celeb ated
alo gside
Co g ess
leade s
Rahul
Ga dhi
a d
So ia
Ga dhi.

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