Discontinuation of postage stamp on Indira and Rajiv Gandhi vindictive: Tarun Gogoi

GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi said the decision of the Narendra Modi led NDA Government at the Centre to discontinue the postage stamps on former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi is a great disrespect and dishonour to the leaders.

Gogoi said that the decision of the Central Government to discontinue the postage stamps on the two former Prime Ministers is an insult to history and to belittle their contributions to make modern India.

“The decision of the Central Government exposes its narrow and vindictive attitude towards the two towering personalities who contributed a lot in making of India and in sacrificing their lives for the nation’s unity and integrity.

He added “Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s contributions in making the country attain self sufficiency on the food front, ameliorating the condition of the poor and downtrodden, nationalisation of banks, making India a nuclear power and her sacrifice for the country’s unity and integrity will be remembered for generations to come.”

Gogoi said, “Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s contributions in empowering women and youth by lowering the voting age, strengthening democracy through the three-tier panchayati raj system, revolutionising Communications and Information Technology on which Modi’s ‘Digital India’ hingea will be always remembered despite the present Central Government’s attempt to relegate their contributions.”