Amid the continuing controversy surrounding Rahul Gandhi’s feedback about late Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has mounted an uncharacteristically harsh assault on the disqualified Lok Sabha MP, stating that these born with a silver spoon are those questioning Savarkar.
Addressing the ‘Veer Savarkar Gaurav Yatra’ in Mumbai on Sunday, Fadnavis questioned Rahul Gandhi’s understanding of Savarkar and said that his get together leaders, together with Indira Gandhi and Yashwantrao Chavan, had revered him.
Fadnavis additionally criticised former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray for his stance on the problem and challenged him to take motion as a substitute of simply making statements. The Bharatiya Janata Celebration chief additionally questioned why Rahul Gandhi has not deleted his tweet about Savarkar and urged him to take action.
Rahul Gandhi has usually accused Savarkar of “apologising” to the British to get out of jail, and has routinely shot again on the BJP’s calls for for an apology by claiming he was the Congress chief and never Savarkar to hunt mercy.
“It was Savarkar who after returning to Ratnagiri from jail within the Andamans began a number of actions to result in social reforms. Savarkar had stated except we abolish untouchability, we’ll by no means turn into an important nation. However these born with a golden spoon name him mafiveer (mercy seeker),” Fadnavis stated slamming Congress leaders.
Fadnavis added, “You stated Veer Savarkar apologised and wrote a letter to the British. No, that’s fallacious. Savarkar wrote a letter as a result of he knew that the British wouldn’t launch him. So he wrote, don’t launch me (Savarkar) however launch different prisoners who did nothing in opposition to you (the British)… Mahatma Gandhi wrote letters to Savarkar’s family, who had been additionally in jail with him (Savarkar) for a few years, and stated – different prisoners had been launched. He then informed Savarkar that he also needs to inform the British that you just launched them, launch me (Savarkar) too.”
Fadnavis claimed {that a} congratulatory movement was proposed for Savarkar within the post-Independence Parliament by a West Bengal member, however the Congress get together, aside from Feroze Gandhi, opposed it. Fadnavis went on to criticise Rahul Gandhi, stating that he has taken a “pretend surname” and questioned if he is aware of the historical past of India.
“Some folks’s get together is run on the cash offered by the Chinese language authorities. However they name Savarkar a mafiveer… Savarkar endured harsh struggling, poor high quality meals and every kind of harassment from the British on the jail in Andamans,” the deputy CM stated.
He additional attacked Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray for allying with the Congress, which he claimed “insults” Savarkar. Fadnavis criticised Thackeray for providing flowers to the photograph of Rajiv Gandhi, the daddy of Rahul Gandhi. “However has there ever been a single such gesture by Sonia or Rahul Gandhi in the direction of late Balasaheb Thackeray,” Fadnavis stated.
The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance has used the controversy surrounding Savarkar to assault the Congress, and the Maharashtra authorities plans to organise a ‘Veerbhoomi Parikrama’ at Nashik, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Pune and Mumbai from Could 21 to twenty-eight to mark the beginning anniversary of Savarkar. The state authorities has stated it should construct a museum devoted to Savarkar in Bhagur in Nashik.
(With inputs from PTI, ANI)