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PM Modi not invited in Congress mega-event to mark Nehru's birth anniversary
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not featured in the Congress' invitee-list for former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's birth anniversary event, media reported.
It has been learnt that opposition Congress has invited 15 political parties from other countries and "all like-minded political parties" for an international conference in Delhi to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
According to media reports, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his party BJP, or any of its allies, however does not feature in the list.
Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma confirmed the development while giving details of the event later on Tuesday.
He said, among those in the list included Communist Party of China adding that many world leaders had confirmed participation.
Anand said, Congress conference would be chaired by party president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi would lead the party's delegation.
It is noteworthy to mention here that the Centre plans its own commemoration of Nehru's 125th birth anniversary and PM has reconstituted a committee set up for this by the previous Congress-led UPA government.
The committee is now headed by Modi instead of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and includes Congress leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mallikarjun Kharge and Karan Singh.
The mind-game between Congress and BJP-led NDA continues to make headlines.
Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh were invited for Sunday's oath ceremony of 21 new ministers inducted into the Narendra Modi cabinet, but they didn't attend.
Earlier, NDA Government chose to mark the 30 October celebrating the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhai Patel.
During the UPA regime, the day was remembered as the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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