Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned several leaders who shaped the political history of India in his address at the Special Session of Parliament in Lok Sabha on September 18, 2023
Here are the names of some iconic leaders who have been praised by PM Modi for their contributions from the the Old Parliament Building-
1. Bhagat Singh and Battukeshwar DuttModi said that Parliament is the place where these two leaders had created panic among the British with their valor and courage
2. Pandit Jawaharlal NehruThe Prime Minister mentioned that the echoes of ‘Stroke of Midnight’ by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru will continue to inspire every citizen of India
3. Atal Bihari VajpayeeModi lauded Vajpayee’s famous speech “Governments will come and go. Parties will be made and unmade. This country should survive, its democracy should survive”.
4. BR AmbedkarThe Prime Minister lauded BR Ambedkar for including best practices from all over the world as a distinguished minister from among the first council of ministers of independent India
5. Lal Bahadur ShastriModi praised Shastri for emboldening the spirits of the Indian soldiers during the war of 1965