New Delhi, October 21, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
BJP National President Nitin Nabin on Wednesday said the 75-year journey of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, founded by Syama Prasad Mookerjee, had been successful in advancing its founding objectives, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was working to fulfil the vision of its pioneers.
Addressing a gathering in New Delhi on the 75th Foundation Day of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the forerunner of the BJP, Nabin said the organisation’s mission of reaching every individual and ensuring inclusive development was progressing successfully.
“Today is a fortunate occasion for all of us. I believe the 75-year journey of the Jana Sangh, founded by its first President, Syama Prasad Mookerjee, with a specific purpose and mission, has been a successful one. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is fulfilling these objectives,” he said.
Nabin said the vision of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ was being realised, while development schemes aimed at reaching the last person were fulfilling Deendayal Upadhyaya’s vision of Antyodaya.
He also recalled former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s vision of a transparent government committed to good governance.
“Under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership, when every rupee released from Delhi reaches the last person, that dream is also being realised. We can say that the Jana Sangh’s 75-year journey of reaching every person is progressing successfully,” he said.
Congratulating the Delhi BJP team for organising the event, Nabin said the experiences and recollections shared by senior leaders would help the present generation build the BJP of the future.
Reflecting on the party’s political journey, he said the organisation had progressed from winning just three seats to forming the government at the Centre for the third consecutive time.
However, he stressed that the party must maintain the dedication, spirit of struggle and determination that had guided its founders and senior leaders.
“Our senior leaders have spoken about several aspects of the journey. We started with just three seats, and from those three seats, we have gone on to form the government at the Centre for the third consecutive time. But what do we need today? We still need the same dedication, the same struggle and the same resolve,” he said.
“If we want to build a better India for the future, we must continue to move forward with the same spirit of struggle,” he added.
Nabin said the party’s pioneers had envisioned a future that required sustained commitment to development and organisational expansion. Referring to photographs of former Bharatiya Jana Sangh presidents, he said their vision should inspire the present generation to strengthen the organisation and advance the development agenda envisioned by Prime Minister Modi.
He further said the BJP’s emergence as the world’s largest political party reflected the organisational vision nurtured by Deendayal Upadhyaya and the sustained efforts of Vajpayee, L.K. Advani and other senior leaders who served as presidents during the Jana Sangh era.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta also addressed the gathering and paid tribute to Mookerjee.
“On this auspicious day, I bow my head and pay my respects to Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, who established the organisation with the ideology that all the speakers before me have discussed, ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’, one nation, one law and one Constitution,” she said.
Gupta said these principles represented the organisation’s core commitments and described its 75-year journey as one marked by commitment, support and dedication.
She added that the present generation had a responsibility to honour the dedication of the leaders and workers who laid the organisation’s foundation and contributed to its growth over the decades.
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