Horrible attitude, BJP slams Cong over Nehru Museum renaming

The Congress slammed the government as "petty" over the renaming of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, the BJP hit back, saying the party "doesn't even hesitate to insult its own leaders", alluding to former prime ministers of the country. Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Jairam Ramesh alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party are trying to reduce the contributions made by the country's first Prime Minister. "Those who do not have any history, they have gone to erase the history of others. The ill-fated attempt to change the name of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library cannot belittle the personality of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the architect of modern India and fearless guardian of democracy,"  Kharge tweeted. "This only shows the low mentality and dictatorial attitude of BJP-RSS," he said, referring to the BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).  Ramesh took a swipe at PM Modi's projection as the "Vishwaguru".

Pettiness & Vengeance, thy name is Modi. For over 59 years Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML) has been a global intellectual lamdmark and treasure house of books & archives. It will henceforth be called Prime Ministers Museum & Society. What won't Mr. Modi do to distort,…

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) June 16, 2023

BJP chief JP Nadda called the Congress's attack "a classic example of political indigestion"."...The inability to accept a simple fact that there are leaders beyond one dynasty who have served and built our nation. PM Sangrahalaya is an effort beyond politics and Congress lacks the vision to realise this," Nadda tweeted.

Classic example of political indigestion- the inability to accept a simple fact that there are leaders beyond one dynasty who have served and built our nation. PM Sangrahalaya is an effort beyond politics and Congress lacks the vision to realise this. https://t.co/jmyNzJPB9a

— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) June 16, 2023

BJP MP Neeraj Shekhar and son of former PM Chandrasekhar, said the Congress has never looked beyond one dynasty, alluding to the Gandhis.

My father, former PM Chandra Shekhar Ji always worked for national interest. He even worked with Congress but they NEVER looked beyond one dynasty. Now, when PM @narendramodi honoured Prime Ministers across party lines, Cong is getting getting agitated. Horrible attitude. https://t.co/CW8ozSH3Ol pic.twitter.com/JwT2qvn562

— Neeraj Shekhar (@MPNeerajShekhar) June 16, 2023

The BJP, in response, said that the Congress was levelling allegations, even though its leaders had yet to visit the museum to see how the contributions and achievements of the country’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and of his successors - including Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, PV Narasimha Rao, Rajiv Gandhi and Manmohan Singh - have been showcased with the use of technology.