Nehru, Indira, Rajiv, Sonia: PM Modi's big 'Constitution' attack on Gandhis
India TodayPrime Minister Narendra Modi mounted a scathing attack on the Gandhi family across its generations, accusing it of leaving no stone unturned in attacking the Constitution. "The legacy that began with former Prime Minister Pandit JL Nehru was carried forward by Indira Gandhi, and when Rajiv Gandhi became the prime minister, he continued to attack the Constitution," PM Modi said. PM MODI ON JAWAHARLAL NEHRU Training his guns on Nehru, PM Modi said the former Prime Minister followed his own Constitution and did not heed the advice of senior leaders like Jayprakash Narayan and the then President Dr Rajendra Prasad. PM MODI ON RAJIV GANDHI Turning to Rajiv Gandhi, PM Modi said the former Prime Minister attacked the Constitution by overturning the Supreme Court verdict in the Shah Bano case. "The Congress placed a non-Constitutional body, the National Advisory Council, over and above the prime minister," PM Modi said.