Sonia Gandhi accuses RSS of ‘staying away’ from India’s freedom struggle

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh said secular values of the country were in danger and accused Modi of pursuing “his own interests”.

Several programmes were held in the national capital to mark the day which is popular among masses as “Bal Divas”.

If you fondly remember skits and special assemblies from Children’s Day, here’s an interesting account from 49 years back which would put your school function in the shade.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets receptions only outside India, not within the country”.

Accusing Modi, BJP and RSS of practising unilateralism, Rahul said the prime minister does not take interest in Parliament and though the Opposition raises issues neither he nor his government bother to respond, which is in stark contrast to the respect shown by Nehru to his opponents.

The Rajya Sabha MP said that the omission of Nehru’s photograph in the advertisement amounted to an insult to the 125 crore people in the country.

One of the biggest names in Indian history has been India’s First Prime minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, whose birthday is celebrated as Children’s day since he had great fondness for kids.

The Assam CM also interacted with the children and distributed confectionaries among them. “BJP is trying to malign the image of Nehru and by pitting him against leaders like BR Ambedkar and Sardar Patel, they are making efforts to deny him the due credit”, said Koppula Raju referring to the advertisement.

Time for a few sprinkling fun ¦ Cheers n sprightly time for everybody ¦ coz it’s Children’s Day ¦ May the affection n chuckling dependably keep focused kid’s face.

To make known his contributions towards global relations, an worldwide Seminar on Re-thinking the Nehru Legacy: The Long 20th Century was also organised along with two workshops on the subjects Nehrus World and Nehrus India.

The Congress has been raising the pitch against the government over incidents such as lynching of a Muslim man in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh over rumours of eating beef and had met President Pranab Mukherjee earlier this month to convey its concern over “rising intolerance”.