BJP's Manohar Lal Khattar says Jawahar Lal Nehru became 'PM by accident', Congress hits back

Union minister for power and Former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar

Union minister for power and former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday at an event said that Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru became India's first prime minister by accident. The senior BJP leader said, "I want to say that Pandit JL Nehru became a prime minister by accident. In his place, someone who deserved it (to become India's first PM) was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Dr BR Ambedkar,"  while addressing a gathering at Maharshi Dayanand University in Rohtak, Haryana.

VIDEO | "I want to say that Pandit JL Nehru became a prime minister by accident. In his place, someone who deserved it (to become India's first PM) was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Dr BR Ambedkar," says Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar (@mlkhattar), while addressing a gathering pic.twitter.com/vJwwlEyGhr
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 Manohar Lal Khattar further said, “I would like to say that the Constitution of this country is our holy book and we should always remember the contribution of Dr. BR Ambedkar in shaping it.

VIDEO | "He himself became an accidental chief minister and that's why he is talking like this," says Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda (@BhupinderShooda) on Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's 'JL Nehru became PM by accident' remark.(Full video available on PTI Videos - pic.twitter.com/MrAZ9PBs7V Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 12, 2025

Meanwhile, the Congress party reacted strongly to Manohar Lal Khattar's remark that Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru became PM by accident' and senior Congress leader  Bhupinder Singh Hooda said,"He himself became an accidental chief minister and that's why he is talking like this," says Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda