Via PTI
NEW DELHI: After Singapore’s High Minister Lee Hsien Loong invoked Jawaharlal Nehru all the way through a speech on democracy, the Congress on Thursday stated whilst the rustic’s first premier continues to encourage global leaders even nowadays, PM Narendra Modi denigrates him outside and inside of Parliament.
“Pandit Nehru’s magnanimity continues to encourage global leaders even nowadays. Pity those right here at house who fail to have the imaginative and prescient to grasp the outstanding chief he used to be,” the Congress stated on its Twitter deal with.
Senior birthday celebration chief and previous Union minister Jairam Ramesh shared a video clip of Lee Hsien Loong’s speech and stated, “Singapore PM invokes Nehru to argue how democracy will have to paintings all the way through a parliamentary debate while our PM denigrates Nehru at all times outside and inside Parliament.” Former high minister Manmohan Singh stated the BJP, regardless of being in energy for greater than seven years, persisted in charge Nehru for the issues of the folk.
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The Indian In another country Congress additionally stated on Twitter, “Nehru stands tall as an epitome of democracy! Pay attention to PM of Singapore who refers to Nehru when he speaks about construction a democratic society. Hope our PM listens to it.” The All India Mahila Congress additionally shared an an identical tweet.
Senior Congress chief and previous leader minister of Madhya Pradesh Digvijaya Singh tweeted, “That is the adaptation between Lee Hsien Loong and Narendra Modi. Lee is main Singapore to new heights of construction and Modi is taking our nation for a journey on false guarantees. Regardless of how laborious Modi tries, Pt Nehru shall stay immortal, builder of Fashionable India.” Lee invoked Nehru whilst arguing how democracy will have to paintings within the city-state all the way through a passionate debate in Parliament.
“Maximum international locations are based and get started off at the foundation of prime beliefs and noble values. However extra regularly than now not, past the founding leaders and the pioneer era, over a long time and generations, regularly issues alternate,” he stated on Tuesday.
“Issues get started off with passionate depth. The leaders, who fought for and gained independence, are regularly remarkable folks of significant braveness, immense tradition, and remarkable skill. They got here throughout the crucible of fireside and emerged as leaders of guys and international locations. They’re the David Ben-Gurions, the Jawaharlal Nehrus, and we now have our personal too,” he stated.
Imbued with huge private status, they try to fulfill the prime expectancies in their peoples to construct a courageous new global, and form a brand new long term for his or her peoples, and for his or her international locations.
However past that preliminary fervour, succeeding generations regularly to find it laborious to maintain this momentum and force, Lee stated. The feel of politics adjustments, appreciate for politicians declines. After some time, the voters involves suppose that is the norm. So, requirements get debased, consider is eroded, and the rustic declines additional, he stated.