Government has decided to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of eminent freedom fighter Pandit Motilal Nehru this year. A National Committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to celebrate the occasion in a befitting manner.

Addressing the first meeting of the Committee in New Delhi today, Dr. Singh said that Pt. Motilal Nehru played a prominent role in the non-cooperation movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1921. The Prime Minister said, he authored the famous Nehru Report which was released by the All India Congress Committee in 1928.

This Report represented a pioneering effort by the nationalist leadership to create a constitutional design for an independent and democratic India. Mr Singh said that the National Committee will draw upon the intellectual resources of eminent people from different walks of life to celebrate the life and achievements of Pt. Moti Lal Nehru.

The meeting was attended by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Union Ministers Mr Pranab Mukherjee, Mr A.K. Antony, Mr Salman Khurshid, Mr Kapil Sibal, Ms Ambika Soni and Kumari Selja and Rajya Sabha Member Dr. Karan Singh. The committee comprises of a number of eminent persons form public life