New Delhi, July 6: Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid tribute to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary, emphasizing the profound impact of Mookerjee’s contributions to national integrity. Shah stated that every Indian owes a debt of gratitude to Mookerjee for his dedicated efforts towards the unity of the country.
“I remember and pay my tribute to the eminent nationalist thinker Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary. Whenever there is talk of fighting for the unity and integrity of the country, Dr. Mookerjee will definitely be remembered,” Shah posted on X.
“Whether it is his struggle to keep Bengal a part of the country or making the supreme sacrifice to keep Jammu and Kashmir an integral part of India with the resolution of ‘Ek Nishan, Ek Pradhan, Ek Vidhan’, every Indian is indebted to him for his unique efforts for the integrity of the country. Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, who provided an ideological alternative to the country by establishing the Jan Sangh, will forever be a guide on the path of nation first.”
Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva and other party leaders paid floral tribute to the Jana Sangh founder and planted a sapling at the Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Statue Park in New Delhi on Saturday.
Sachdeva told reporters, “Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee is an idea. The message he gave to the country was that one nation cannot have ‘do nishaan’, ‘do vidhaan’, and ‘do pradhan’. His resolution was fulfilled by PM Narendra Modi on August 5, 2019.”
BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj praised Mookerjee as a leader who sacrificed his life for India’s integration. “Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee is a leader who sacrificed his life for the integration of our country. He dreamt of a unified India… It is our fortune that the BJP, under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, has been able to fulfill his dream.”
Syama Prasad Mookerjee was the founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the ideological precursor of the BJP. He served as the Minister for Industry and Supply in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet. According to the BJP’s official website, Mookerjee resigned from Nehru’s Cabinet on April 6, 1950, over the Delhi pact with Liaquat Ali Khan. He then founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh on October 21, 1951, and became its first president.
Mookerjee’s dedication to national integrity led him to visit Kashmir in 1953, where he was arrested on May 11. He died under detention on June 23, 1953.
