A day after Congress Sevadal circulated a booklet carrying objectionable content about Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, former union minister Uma Bharti here sought to know whether Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thakrey was still in alliance with the Congress party or would push Congress away from his Government.
Bharti was in Bhopal on Friday to take part in BJP’s pro-CAA rally in Govindpura area while commenting on ‘distasteful’ remarks on Savarkar in Congress book said it is an old habit of grand old party to insult great personalities.
She stated that Congress has now accepted saffron as the colour of this country and the day is not far away when Nehru-Gandhi family would chant Jai Sri Ram and would say Gau mata ki jai.
“I urge my brother Uddhav Thackarey to specify whether he would tolerate this insult to Veer Savarkar or he would throw Congress out of his Government,” asked Bharti saying he wish to know from him (Uddhav) whether he reckons his government more important or Savarkar’s pride.
“We consider Savarkar’s pride above all and consider those speaking against him as against the nation, she said, adding that Congress is exhibiting it is distorted and loath able mentality.
Attacking the Nehru-Gandhi family, Bharti said once a senior Congress leader and the former MP CM had coined the term saffron terrorism and recently the party’s general secretary has accepted that saffron is the colour this country’s culture and spirituality so the day is not far away when the family would start chanting Jai Sri Ram, Bharat Mata ki Jai and Gau Mata ki Jai.
On the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the former union minister clarified that the act was not against any minority and only aimed to shelter persecuted minorities from three countries –Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, which had opted for a religion based system in their countries.