AMN / NEW DELHI
President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary at Indira Gandhi Memorial in New Delhi.
Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and other senior leaders were also present there. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi led a march from Congress headquarters to Safdarjung road, where the former Prime Minister was assassinated.
Senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma and others participated in the march. Earlier, the annual commemoration programme at Shakti Sthal was cancelled due bird flu scare in the city.
Meanwhile Congress Party on Monday alleged the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-led NDA Government of disrespecting the memory and sacrifice of former prime minister Indira Gandhi. Congress leader Anand Sharma said Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was a member of the grand old party and the BJP and RSS should remember his action of banning the organization.
“Indira Gandhi’s martyrdom is respected by the people of this country. It is matter of shame that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP government are disrespecting the memory and ultimate sacrifice of India’s late prime minister Shrimati Indira Gandhi,” he said. “I would like to remind the BJP and the RSS that they should also remember Sardar Patel’s action and the decision to ban the RSS. They should also publish this in their government advertisements,” Sharma said.
