"They are scared people": KC Venugopal on renaming of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
Aug 16, 2023
New Delhi [India], August 16 : Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal on Wednesday said that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was "scared" of the former Prime Ministers of the party and said that the Jawaharlal Nehru is "living in the minds of the people of this country".
His remarks came after the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) was officially renamed as the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) Society with effect from Monday by the Centre.
Speaking to ANI, the Congress leader said, "Jawaharlal Nehru is living in the minds of the people of this country, and PM Modi has to understand that..."
"Brother, this is their mindset. They (BJP) are scared of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. They are scared of Mahatma Gandhi ji. They are scared of Indira Gandhi ji. They are scared of Rajiv Gandhi ji," he added.
"Why are they (BJP) doing this dictatorship? They are scared people. They can change anything," the Congress leader added.
Earlier today Jairam Ramesh lashed out at the centre over the renaming of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi possesses a huge bundle of fears, complexes and insecurities against Jawaharlal Nehru.
Hitting back, BJP veteran, Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "There is a basic difference between the thinking of the Congress party and Jairam Ramesh and PM Narendra Modi. They (Congress) think that only Nehru ji and the family matters. Narendra Modi gave a respectful position to all the PMs of the country at the museum."
Earlier in mid-June, during a special meeting of the NMML Society, it was resolved to change its name to PMML Society.
The Culture Ministry said that it had decided to change the name of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society to Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society.
The decision was taken at a special meeting of the Memorial Museum and Library Society which was presided over by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who is the Vice-President of the Society.
This project was approved by Executive Council, NMML in its 162nd meeting held in November 2016. The Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya was opened to the public on April 21 last year.
