Two years after having failed to install Nathuram Godse’s idol at a so-called temple in Gwalior, Hindu Mahasabha on Friday observed 70th Sacrifice Day of Godse, Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin.
Later in the day, the right wing organisation handed over a memorandum to district administration seeking return of the Godse idol seized by the administration in year 2017 and the last deposition of the Godse be included in the school curriculum.
Notably, in 2017 the Hindu Mahasabha had attempted to convert its office into Godse temple and the idol of the freedom fighter installed in the premises was seized by the police after massive uproar over the issue.
On Friday, the Gwalior unit of Hindu Mahasabha, the organisation Godse was associated with, organised a function in Gwalior to commemorate the 70th sacrifice day of Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte, a communiqué from the organisation said.
Chief Guest on the occasion Kailash Narayan Sharma said that Godse and Apte had contributed to the freedom struggle. “Godse had eliminated Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi as he was responsible for the partition of the country which had led to massacre of lakhs of Hindus,” said Sharma.
Godse had received training to use arms in Gwalior, said the chief guest. Corporator Babulal Chaurasia on the occasion pledged to forward the last court statement of Godse to one lakh persons.
The Mahasabha members later handed a memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister to local district administration representative demanding Godse’s statement offered in the court be included in school curriculum.
The organisation also demanded return of the Godse idol seized by the administration in year 2017.
They also demanded immediate arrest of those who disrespected Swami Vivekanand statue at JNU.