Burhanpur Congress workers pay tribute to Nehru on 137th birth anniversary

The 137th birth anniversary of the country's first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, was observed in Burhanpur on Saturday. Congress workers paid tribute to him on the occasion. At the programme, Nehru's contribution was remembered and the importance of Children's Day was also discussed.

Congress Mandalam president Sheikh Rustam said Nehru gave the country a strong democratic foundation. According to him, Nehru set up many institutions for the development of science, technology, education and industry, and they continue to play an important role in the country's progress today.

Sheikh Rustam also said that walking the path of democracy, secularism, mutual harmony and development that takes everyone along would be the true tribute to Nehru.

After the discussion on Children's Day, the workers pledged to work for a better future and good education for children.

Former MLA Hamid Qazi, Municipal Corporation president Anita Yadav, Diamond Dewda, Kailash Yawatkar, Ashish Bhagat, Shahzad Noor, Riyaz-ul-Haq Ansari, Wasim Baksh, Arun Joshi, Huzaifa Mulayamwala, Santosh Patil, Akram Pathan, Pradeep Dubey, Rajkumar Wachhwani, Ayaz Ansari and Shoaib were among the many workers present at the programme.