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00:00He is definitely my father, but with his stature, he belongs to all, all, and particularly being
00:10a congressman, ex-congress MP and MLA, I am very glad that another congressman after Dr.
00:23Manmohan Singh has been given recognition and a memorial is being erected.
00:29I am very much, rather joyful in this particular, after getting this message.
00:47That depends upon the state government and the local leadership, because generally the
00:54recognition comes from the own state, like Mr. P. V. Narasimha Rao, Hyderabad, in Hyderabad,
01:02the undivided Telangana, Andhra government did it. A huge flyover, a memorial park has
01:09been erected. Similarly, I expect at least Pranam Mukherjee's home state, West Bengal,
01:17should do something.
01:19Sir, are you going to write any letter of thanks?
01:26Definitely, I will send a thanks letter to him, because it is a government's decision,
01:32and being the head of the government, definitely I will give a thanks letter, and if he wishes
01:43to meet me, he will give an appointment. Definitely, I will go and meet him and personally
01:50thank him.
01:51Sir, one last question. You mentioned that BJP is now forwarding congress legacy. So,
01:59what is your take on that, sir?
02:02Exactly, I am very happy that congress stalwarts like Dr. Manmohan Singh, now Mr. Pranam Mukherjee,
02:11they are being recognized by this party and the government, who are ideologies are different,
02:17and practically opposite to each other. So, congress legacy is being also carried forward
02:24by the present government, who is in principle politically opponent to congress. It is a
02:32win for congress, I will say.
02:34Sir, we have seen that PM Modi thought about it. Do you think it is a very good sign?
02:43No, it is a good sign, but it is not that during my father's death, through press
02:48only I appealed for two things. One, that a park be named in his name, with his name,
02:59for say, Jahanpana forest, city forest, where in fact it was developed through him also,
03:06along with many others, and he used to go for morning walk. And any unnamed road should
03:12be in his name, or you just release a stamp in his memory. At least this government has
03:25done that, recognized, erecting a memorial in Sir Pranam Mukherjee's memory. In fact,
03:35for this memory, neither me nor my sister, as she has mentioned, we have not specifically
03:41requested for this. But just after my father's death, some reporters asked me, what is your
03:48expectation from the government in 2020, 31st August? So I appealed to the government
03:57for three things. One is, release a stamp in his memory on his birthday. Second, a park
04:06be named in his name. In fact, a very famous park in south Delhi, JK2 is a Jahanpana forest,
04:15city forest. He used to go for morning walk, and during his time also it got developed.
04:23And third, any unnamed road be in his name. But that has not been done. But at least this
04:31government, as Suhamoto approved a smaragg for him, I am thankful to them. But my earlier
04:41demands also stands.