Rao said the ad was an insult to the 125-crore people in the country
Rao said the ad was an insult to the 125-crore people in the country
Hyderabad
: Congress MP V Hanumantha Rao today sat on a dharna as he took exception to the absence of a photograph of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in a Children's Day advertisement brought out by the Union Women and Child Development Ministry.
-"The advertisement released by Maneka Gandhi's ministry (Women and Child Development) in some newspapers had the photos of only the President and Prime Minister.
-"Nehruji was Prime Minister for 17 years. He was a freedom fighter and went to jail. He initiated public sector companies, irrigation projects and promoted science. They are trying to finish his legacy,-" Rao told PTI.
The Rajya Sabha MP charged that the omission of Nehru's photograph in the advertisement amounted to an insult to the 125-crore people in the country.
Rao, who at 10 AM began his protest at a statue of Nehru here, said he would continue with his dharna till 5 PM. He also added that he would organise protests at all schools if the -"practice-" continued next year too.
