Latest Syama Prasad Mookerjee News & Updates

Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to convert its historic office at Muralidhar Sen Lane in north Kolkata into a museum dedicated to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee, highlighting his life, contributions and political legacy.A BJP leader said on Wednesday that the museum will house several items used by Syama Prasad Mookerjee — his chair, books, and other materials, including rare photographs and documents linked to his life and work. The prem…

Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Launching a blistering attack on its former ally, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) has termed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) efforts to project Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee as the architect of ‘Akhand Hindustan(Undivided India)’ as a “completely futile” exercise steeped in hypocrisy.In a scathing editorial published in the party’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, the Thackeray camp strongly questioned the justification behind spending crores of rupees from the Central gover…

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) RJD on Tuesday criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his statement that the implementation of the CAA would be expedited. The party alleged that the BJP raises such issues to polarise voters and spread hatred on religious lines. This comes as Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Kolkata on Monday that the process of granting citizenship under the CAA will be expedited and completed in West Bengal, and that the central government will make every effort to weed ou…

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Delhi Public Library, under the Union Ministry of Culture, commemorated the 125th birth anniversary of Syama Prasad Mookerjee by organising an event featuring the unveiling of a portrait and a memorial lecture series highlighting his enduring contribution to the nation, an official said on Monday. Delivering the keynote address on “Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee: Architect of National Unity,” Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta highlighted Mookerjee’s unwavering commitment …

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed a gathering via a video message on the 125th birth anniversary of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, crediting him for an ideological framework that is powering the nation’s contemporary progress. Outlining the essential ingredients for achieving monumental national goals, PM Modi described a powerful synergy where grounded intellectual strength, pure intentions, and absolute dedication seamlessly converge.Explaining his physical abs…

Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Monday expressed his displeasure over the recent developments in Kamarhati Municipality in North 24 Parganas district and sought a report on the matter. He also asserted that the BJP will not tolerate such “encroachment politics”.Recently, BJP MP Locket Chatterjee’s elder brother, Sushanta Chatterjee, was made the chairman of Kamarhati Municipality. This has sparked a major political debate in the state. BJP state president S…

Jammu, July 6 (IANS) BJP national president Nitin Nabin said on Monday that “like Jammu, the lotus will bloom in Kashmir as well and J&K will have a BJP government in the near future”.Nitin Nabin arrived here on Monday on his two-day maiden visit to J&K as the BJP national president, although this time his schedule does not include a visit to the Valley.He was given a warm welcome by party workers on his arrival here today as he addressed thousands who had gathered to mark the birth anni…

Ambala, July 6 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Monday paid tributes to Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, on the 125th birth anniversary of the staunch nationalist, a visionary educationist and the architect of the vision of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’.The Union Minister said that Mookerjee’s ideals and resolve have been realised under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. J.P. Nadda described the abrogation of Article 370, the Citizenship Ame…

Patna, July 6 (IANS) Amid the Ram Mandir donations embezzlement row, BJP Bihar President, Sanjay Saraogi, on Monday accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress of remember Ayodhya and Lord Ram only during election season. He also defended the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over the alleged siphoning of donations from the temple, asserting that the matter is being thoroughly investigated. His remarks came in response to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s criticism of the U…

Amaravati, July 6 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Monday paid tributes to Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary.The Jana Sena leader called Mookerjee “one of India’s foremost nation builders, an eminent educationist, visionary statesman, and a fearless patriot whose life was dedicated to safeguarding the unity, integrity, and sovereignty of our nation.”The actor-politician posted on social media that as the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Mookerjee …