The renaming of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library as PMs’ Museum and Society triggered a massive war of words between the Congress and the BJP on Friday, with both parties rushing to accuse each other of pettiness.
Moments after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge questioned the move accusing the government of a “malicious attempt to erase history by dropping Pt Nehru’s name from the project”, BJP president JP Nadda regretted the grand old party’s “pettiness.”
“Classic example of political indigestion- the inability to accept the 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. Congress’ approach to this issue is ironic considering their party’s only contribution is to erase the legacies of all previous PMs to ensure that only the legacy of one family survives. In PM Sangrahalaya, every PM has got respect. Section relating to Pandit Nehru hasn’t been altered. On the contrary, its prestige has been enhanced. For a party which ruled India for over 50 years, their pettiness is really tragic. It’s also the reason people are rejecting them,” Nadda said, tagging Kharge who had earlier tweeted against the renaming of the complex.Kharge said those with no history of their own (BJP) have gone on to erase the history of others.
The row erupted after the NMML Society at a meeting chaired by its vice-president, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Thursday adopted a resolution to rename NMML to acknowledge the contributions of all prime ministers.
