Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Majeed Memon on Wednesday said that the Congress should have gracefully invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the international conference being held to commemorate 125th birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru.
"Had Congress gracefully invited the Prime Minister for the program, it would have been better. I don't know why Congress did this. I think they are anti-modi.," said Memon.
Earlier, Congress leader Rashid Alvi said that the party did not invite the Prime Minister as it only wanted to invite 'like-minded' people.
The Congress has not invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the international conference, being held to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of the country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
The international conference which is to take place from November 17-18 will be attended by leaders of various political parties from India and abroad.
Earlier, party leader Anand Sharma had announced that the conference will discuss Nehru's view on democracy, inclusion, empowering India and representative global order.
The conference will be chaired by Party President Sonia Gandhi and Vice-president Rahul Gandhi will lead the party delegation.
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