New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) CPI MP Binoy Viswam has praised Union minister Nitin Gadkari's statement on Jawaharlal Nehru where the BJP leader described the first prime minister of the country as an "ideal" leader, along with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

In an interview to a television news channel, Gadkari described Nehru and Vajpayee as "ideal leaders", and said all political parties should introspect about their conduct in Parliament.

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"Gadkariji's statement on Nehru and Vajpayee sounds sensible, something unusual from Sangh politics. Eager to listen to Modiji's response on this political remarks. Why is he silent on his cabinet colleagues call for introspection from all sides over the ruckus in Parliament?" Viswam wrote on Twitter.

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