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Centre trying to subvert spirit of Nehru memorial library: Congress
New Delhi, Sep 2
The Congress on Wednesday
condemned what it said were efforts by the BJP government to "subvert
and dilute" the essential spirit and character of the Nehru Memorial
Museum and Library (NMML).
"Devoid of any legacy that comprises
of the building of our nation, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and
the BJP are playing a diabolical game of rewriting and misappropriating
our rich and proud heritage of struggle for independence," Congress
spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said in a statement.
"The NMML
stands testimony to and symbolizes our national struggle against
colonial rule as also our evolution as a sovereign, democratic and
secular nation in the years following Independence," he said.
Surjewala
said: "Any attempts by the BJP, the RSS and (Prime Minister) Narendra
Modi to diminish and downplay the legacy of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first
prime minister of independent India and one of the greatest sons of the
country is not going to hold water with the people of our country."
The
lame alibi of making the museum "contemporary and relevant to
governance in present times", being put forth by the government are
self-contradictory in themselves.
Museums are supposed to be about the past and history and not showcases for publicizing the ruling dispensation, he said.
The Congress leader said the Congress as indeed the people of this country will oppose such moves tooth and nail.