Nehru Birth Anniversary Marked at Samvidhan Sadan Central Hall

The Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan was the setting for Parliament's remembrance of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 14 November 2026, the birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister. Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla placed flowers before the portrait of Nehru that hangs in the hall, and a gathering of serving and retired parliamentarians joined him in the ceremony.

Who took part

The Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, offered flowers at the portrait as well. Sitting Members of Parliament and former Members of Parliament did the same, and so did the Secretaries-General of the two Houses: Shri Utpal Kumar Singh of the Lok Sabha and Shri P. C. Mody of the Rajya Sabha.

The portrait and the hall

The painting that received the tributes has been part of the Central Hall for six decades. It was unveiled on 5 May 1966 by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, who was then the President of India. The building is now called Samvidhan Sadan, but it was known as Parliament House when the portrait was put in place, and its Central Hall is still used for ceremonies of this kind.

Tribute from the Prime Minister

Earlier the same morning, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi remembered the former Prime Minister on the occasion of the anniversary in a short message of tribute posted on the platform X. The two observances, the Prime Minister's message and the floral tributes in the afternoon at Samvidhan Sadan, together made up the day's official remembrance.

Why aspirants should note it

Objective papers like to pair a portrait or statue in Parliament with the person who unveiled it and the year of the unveiling. The set of details here is exactly of that kind: the portrait of Nehru, the unveiling by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan on 5 May 1966, and the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan as its home. The designations on show are equally testable, since the same ceremony brought together the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and the Secretary General of each House.