Nehru's Will
Chinese Premier Chou-en- lie once described Nehru as " Cocky Pt Nehru".Was Nehru like that even during the life time of Sardar Patel.Answer is NO.Pt.Nehru was rebuked by Congress many a times because it was Sardar Patel was the organisation man and he was in a better position to persuade his party men to take a view.
At the Lahore Congress,Gandhi and old guards were very unhappy when Nehru described himself a Socialist and Republican.In Lucknow he was posing to fulfillment of Socialistic idealism namely Communasim.Mahatma Gandhi wrote"Jawaharlal's way is not my.I accept his ideal on land etc.But I donot accept practically any of his methods
I would strain every nerve to prevent a class war."
Gandhi wrote to Nehru on 29 May 1936" Your statement ....has given much pain to Rajen Babu,CR, and Vallabhbhai.They feel,and I agree with them,that they have tried to act honourably and with prefect loyalty towards you as a colleague.......They feel that you treated them with scant courtsey and never defended them from the Socialists' ridicule andeven misrepresentation."
The old guards told Gandhi"We feel that the preaching and emphasising of Socialism,particulerly at this stage,by the President and other Socialist members of the Working Committee while the Congress had not yet adooted it, is prejudicial to the best interest of the country and to the success of the national struggle for freedom"
Nehru had advised Dr.Rajendra Prasad not to contest President's election in 1950 in favour of Rajgopalacharya.Sardar Patel helped Dr.Rajendra Prasad to get elected.Again in 1950, Congress wanted to nominate Purushottam Das Tandon as Party President but Nehru was in favour of Kriplani.He even threatened to resign but Tandon was elected against the will of Nehru.Sardar Patel believed that the will of Nehru was not the will of Congress but he persuaded Nehru not to resign as Nehru had felt that Party had no confidence in him.
However,after the death of Sardar Patel in December 1950,Nehru started tightening his grip over Congress.
Chinese Premier Chou-en- lie once described Nehru as " Cocky Pt Nehru".Was Nehru like that even during the life time of Sardar Patel.Answer is NO.Pt.Nehru was rebuked by Congress many a times because it was Sardar Patel was the organisation man and he was in a better position to persuade his party men to take a view.
At the Lahore Congress,Gandhi and old guards were very unhappy when Nehru described himself a Socialist and Republican.In Lucknow he was posing to fulfillment of Socialistic idealism namely Communasim.Mahatma Gandhi wrote"Jawaharlal's way is not my.I accept his ideal on land etc.But I donot accept practically any of his methods
I would strain every nerve to prevent a class war."
Gandhi wrote to Nehru on 29 May 1936" Your statement ....has given much pain to Rajen Babu,CR, and Vallabhbhai.They feel,and I agree with them,that they have tried to act honourably and with prefect loyalty towards you as a colleague.......They feel that you treated them with scant courtsey and never defended them from the Socialists' ridicule andeven misrepresentation."
The old guards told Gandhi"We feel that the preaching and emphasising of Socialism,particulerly at this stage,by the President and other Socialist members of the Working Committee while the Congress had not yet adooted it, is prejudicial to the best interest of the country and to the success of the national struggle for freedom"
Nehru had advised Dr.Rajendra Prasad not to contest President's election in 1950 in favour of Rajgopalacharya.Sardar Patel helped Dr.Rajendra Prasad to get elected.Again in 1950, Congress wanted to nominate Purushottam Das Tandon as Party President but Nehru was in favour of Kriplani.He even threatened to resign but Tandon was elected against the will of Nehru.Sardar Patel believed that the will of Nehru was not the will of Congress but he persuaded Nehru not to resign as Nehru had felt that Party had no confidence in him.
However,after the death of Sardar Patel in December 1950,Nehru started tightening his grip over Congress.
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