New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mukherjee, on his death anniversary.
"I pay my respects to Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee, the great son of Mother Bharati, on his death anniversary," the Prime Minister tweeted in Hindi.
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मां भारती के महान सपूत डॉ. श्यामा प्रसाद मुखर्जी को उनकी पुण्यतिथि पर शत-शत नमन।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 23, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">मां भारती के महान सपूत डॉ. श्यामा प्रसाद मुखर्जी को उनकी पुण्यतिथि पर शत-शत नमन।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 23, 2020मां भारती के महान सपूत डॉ. श्यामा प्रसाद मुखर्जी को उनकी पुण्यतिथि पर शत-शत नमन।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 23, 2020
Apart from the Prime Minister other senior BJP leaders including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP national President JP Nadda also paid tribute to Mukherjee.
BJP President said that Mukherjee planted the inspiration to abolish Sections 370 and 35A for the all-round development of Jammu and Kashmir.
"Sacrifice Day of Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee, the founder of the Jana Sangh, who planted the inspiration to abolish Sections 370 and 35A for the all-round development of Jammu and Kashmir by giving the slogan 'Two Vidhans, Do Marks, Do Pradhan Won't Run in One Country' But they bow down to him,"Nadda tweeted.
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'एक देश में दो विधान, दो निशान, दो प्रधान नहीं चलेंगे' का नारा देकर जम्मू-कश्मीर के सर्वांगीण विकास हेतु धारा 370 और 35A को समाप्त करने की प्रेरणा का बीजारोपण करने वाले जनसंघ के संस्थापक डॉ. श्यामा प्रसाद मुखर्जी जी के बलिदान दिवस पर उन्हें कोटि-कोटि नमन। pic.twitter.com/xNsMXnVu67
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) June 23, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">'एक देश में दो विधान, दो निशान, दो प्रधान नहीं चलेंगे' का नारा देकर जम्मू-कश्मीर के सर्वांगीण विकास हेतु धारा 370 और 35A को समाप्त करने की प्रेरणा का बीजारोपण करने वाले जनसंघ के संस्थापक डॉ. श्यामा प्रसाद मुखर्जी जी के बलिदान दिवस पर उन्हें कोटि-कोटि नमन। pic.twitter.com/xNsMXnVu67
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) June 23, 2020'एक देश में दो विधान, दो निशान, दो प्रधान नहीं चलेंगे' का नारा देकर जम्मू-कश्मीर के सर्वांगीण विकास हेतु धारा 370 और 35A को समाप्त करने की प्रेरणा का बीजारोपण करने वाले जनसंघ के संस्थापक डॉ. श्यामा प्रसाद मुखर्जी जी के बलिदान दिवस पर उन्हें कोटि-कोटि नमन। pic.twitter.com/xNsMXnVu67
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) June 23, 2020
Meanwhile, the Defence Minister also thanked the late leader for his contribution and service to the country.
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I bow to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his punyatithi. We remain inspired by his exceptional contribution and service to our nation.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) June 23, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">I bow to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his punyatithi. We remain inspired by his exceptional contribution and service to our nation.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) June 23, 2020I bow to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his punyatithi. We remain inspired by his exceptional contribution and service to our nation.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) June 23, 2020
"I bow to Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee on his punyatithi (death anniversary). We remain inspired by his exceptional contribution and service to our nation,"Defence Minister tweeted.
Syama Prasad Mukherjee (1901-1953) was a politician, barrister and academician, who the founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
He also served as the Minister for Industry and Supply in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet.
However, due to difference of opinion with Nehru on several issues, he later co-founded the Janata Party in the year 1977-1979, which went on to become the BJP.
(ANI report)
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