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New Indian Express
11-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Government will realise Jan Sangh founder's vision of self-reliant India: Sekhawat
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday said the Centre is working with a clear sense of direction to realise Syama Prasad Mookerjee's vision for a self-reliant, united, and developed India. 'After Independence, how India should be built and how it should become a developed nation — to give shape to that vision, the Narendra Modi government is continuously moving forward on the path shown by him,' Shekhawat said. Speaking at the two-year commemoration of the 125th birth anniversary of Mookerjee in Delhi, organised by the Ministry, the minister recalled Mookerjee's lifelong efforts for national unity, asserting that present-day India is fulfilling the dream he once envisioned. 'He must be blessing us, seeing that India's aircraft has reached the moon, and a son of India speaks clearly with the Prime Minister while sitting in space… His soul must feel content seeing that today, Tiranga Yatras are carried out fearlessly at Kashmir's Lal Chowk. Surely, his soul must feel at peace seeing that all laws of India are now fully-implemented in Kashmir. Today, there is one nation, one flag, and one Constitution,' Shekhawat said. The two-year commemoration of Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee will feature a series of events, exhibitions, and outreach programmes across the country to showcase Mookerjee's multifaceted legacy, from nation-building and education to industrial growth and cultural diplomacy, said Ministry officials.
Indian Express
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Delhi Confidential: In Commemoration
As part of its two-year (July 6, 2025 to July 6, 2027) commemoration of Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee's 125th birth anniversary, the Ministry of Culture on Wednesday organised an event in the national capital during which a play was staged that projected him as a Bengali thinker. On Tuesday, the BJP had staged a play on Mookerjee's life, showcasing his resignation from Nehru's cabinet, and his visit to Jammu & Kashmir and meeting with Sheikh Abdullah. Rejig, Revamp After completing the process of appointing District Congress Committee (DCC) chiefs in Gujarat, the central leadership has started meeting AICC observers for the same exercise in two other states — Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. As per sources, several observers from Haryana held long meetings with party general secretary in-charge for organisation K C Venugopal and Congress Haryana in-charge B K Hariprasad on Wednesday during which they suggested names. The party intends to rebuild the party by rejigging its district units. Shift After Session With the new Central Secretariat buildings nearing completion and the next projects of the Central Vista revamp lined up, Union Ministries working out of Nirman Bhawan are preparing to move to their new premises. It is learnt that the shift would be after the Monsoon Session of Parliament that ends in August.
Hindustan Times
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and BJP national president attend play at Kamani Auditorium
Delhi BJP on Tuesday organised the first performance of the play 'Rashtravaad ke Aadipurush', based on the life of Jana Sangh founder Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee at Kamani Auditorium. The play was attended by BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda and Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta. BJP national president and CM Gupta at the performance. (PTI) Nadda said the Delhi BJP has creatively presented Dr Mookerjee's nationalist ideology through a theatrical production in an accessible form. In his address before the performance, Delhi BJP president Sachdeva said the aim of the play was to present Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee's vision of nationalism, education, political career, and dedication to Kashmir in a straightforward and understandable language for the people. A team of 75 people—including 58 artists from the National School of Drama and Shriram Kala Kendra, a chief director, and 16 technical staff—played a vital role in bringing the play to life. CM Rekha Gupta said the portrayal of the play 'Rashtravaad ka Aadipurush' marks a unique beginning, and Dr Mookerjee's nationalist thoughts will be taken to every citizen of Delhi. 'His life will continue to inspire the people of India for generations to come.'
Hans India
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Delhi BJP to stage play on life of Syama Prasad Mookerjee today
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party Delhi unit President Virendra Sachdeva announced his party's plans to spread the ideals of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh -- a forerunner of the BJP -- through a theatrical performance on Tuesday. Sachdeva told media persons that the play based on the life of Dr Mookerjee will be performed at Kamani Auditorium, as part of the continuing celebrations of Mookerjee's birth anniversary. He said the play will be performed in the presence of the BJP National president JP Nadda. Sachdeva said that the performance, to be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, will showcase various aspects of Dr Mookerjee's life — his nature in childhood, his journey from college days to becoming a young Vice-Chancellor, his entry into politics, his resignation from Nehru's cabinet for the sake of national unity, and his journey to Jammu and Kashmir and meeting with Sheikh Abdullah. 'All these themes have been depicted in the play. The performers are from the National School of Drama,' he said. He said that Dr Mookerjee's sole objective was to move forward with the idea of 'Nation First', and today, the seed he planted has grown into a banyan tree in the form of the Bharatiya Janata Party — the world's largest political party. Delhi BJP Media Head Praveen Shankar Kapoor said that the BJP was in politics not just for politics but for principles, and this theatrical performance on the life of Dr Mookerjee served as a medium to present those very principles. Delhi BJP Morcha in-charge Sumit Bhasin and spokesperson Nitin Tyagi were also present at the conference. On Dr Mookerjee's 125th birth anniversary on Sunday, Nadda digitally inaugurated six district offices of Delhi and Haryana. Stating that Dr Mookerjee's birth anniversary carried both moral responsibility and emotional significance for the BJP, Nadda said that he was a man of multifaceted talent. He became a professor at Kolkata University at the age of 33 and entered the legislative Assembly by the age of 36. Nadda emphasised that Dr Mookerjee never clung to positions of power but remained unwavering in his commitment to ideology, even sacrificing his life for it. He never compromised on his beliefs, and India will always remain indebted to him, especially for his role in ensuring that West Bengal remained a part of the country. Nadda recalled that the seeds of Indian politics' divisive appeasement were sown soon after Independence, and Dr Mookerjee resigned from the Nehru cabinet in protest, laying the foundation of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which evolved into today's Bharatiya Janata Party.
Time of India
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Why Mookerjee resigned accusing Nehru of letting Hindus down
Why Mookerjee resigned accusing Nehru of letting Hindus down Seventy-five years ago, Syama Prasad Mookerjee quit Nehru's cabinet over Pakistan and Hindu minority rights. His explosive resignation laid the ideological foundation for the Bharatiya Jana Sangh
