A day after Haryana Minster Anil Vij’s controversial remarks against Mahatma Gandhi, the Congress demanded that the Minister should be dismissed from the Haryana Cabinet.
Former Haryana Speaker Kuldeep Sharma on Sunday demanded that Anil Vij should be dismissed from the Haryana Cabinet and booked under sedition charges.
Sharma said Vij should not be allowed to unfurl the National Flag.
Amid political uproar over the new Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC) calendar featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vij had a day before said that the former is a bigger brand name than Mahatma Gandhi.
Vij had said, “Since the time when Gandhi’s name got associated with Khadi...it could not progress. The day Mahatma Gandhi came on the rupee, its devaluation started. Gradually, he will be removed from the notes also. It’s good that Gandhi has been replaced with Modi...Modi is a bigger brand name.”
After facing backlash from all quarters, he had later taken back his comments, saying, “The comment I made on Mahatma Gandhi is my personal opinion, to avoid hurting anyone’s sentiments I take it back.” The BJP had distanced itself from Vij’s comment stating that Mahatma Gandhi is an icon and the saffron party condemns the remarks.