Lucknow, Dec. 27 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow, saying that the national memorial complex symbolises a vision that has guided India towards self-respect, unity and service. During the inauguration of the complex on Thursday, marking the 101st birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Modi launched a scathing attack on the Opposition Congress and the Samajwadi Party for trying to "demolish" Babasaheb Ambedkar's legacy, even as he said that the ruling BJP took pride in having the opportunity to "tear down the wall of Article 370". Constructed at a cost of Rs.230 crore and spread across an area of 65 acres, the Rashtra Prerna Sthal features 65-foot-high bronze statues of Vajpayee and BJP ideologues Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. Addressing a gathering during the inauguration, the PM said, "This centre of national inspiration represents the vision that has guided India on the path of self-respect, unity and service. Rashtra Prerna Sthal gives us the message that every step, every stride, every effort of ours should be dedicated to nation building." Speaking about the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir, Modi said, "The BJP is proud that our government got the opportunity to demolish the wall of Article 370. Today, the Constitution of India is fully applicable in J&K as well." Highlighting that the inspiration of Mookerjee, Upadhyaya, and Vajpayee, along with their visionary work and grand statues, form a strong foundation for a developed India, Modi remarked that their statues at the Rashtra Prerna Sthal are "filling the nation with new energy". "But we must not forget that, after Independence, a tendency to link every good work done in India with one family developed," he said in an apparent attack on the Congress. "Be it books, government schemes, government institutions, streets, streets, crossroads, glorifying one family, names of one family, statues, all these things continued. The BJP has also pulled the country out of this old trend of holding one family hostage." The PM said that the Congress tried to demolish Ambedkar's legacy. "In UP, the Samajwadi Party also did the same," he added. Defence minister Rajnath Singh, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel also attended the inauguration. Reacting to the PM's attack, SP national spokesperson Abbas Haider said the party has been fighting to save the legacy of Ambedkar. The Congress also termed the allegations "baseless". "Such a statement can't be justified by any means, it's unwarranted. The PM has made a baseless point in his speech," UP Congress chief Ajay Rai said....