The Maharashtra Government on Sunday assured the legislative Council that it would take steps to stop the construction of a memorial of Nathuram Godse being built by an organisation in Saparde village near Kalyan in neighbouring Thane.
The assurance came after Congress MlC Sanjay Dutt raised the issue in the Upper House through a point of propriety and demanded that the Government should urgently intervene to stop the construction of the memorial.
As per reports, Hindu Mahasabha is constructing the memorial of Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, at Saparde village, six kms from Kalyan and land has been acquired for the purpose.
"After coming to power by promising 'sabka sath, sabka vikas', the real face of the ruling Government is coming to light, which proves that for them it is actually 'Mann mein Ram, dil mein Nathuram (lord Ram in mind, Nathuram in heart)," Dutt said.
"The fascist forces, who killed Mahatma Gandhi are now blatantly raising their heads once again to continuously throttle Bapu's ideals and teachings, while the government is turning a blind eye to it," he added.
Dutt asserted that Congress, along with all secular forces, will not allow it to happen, no matter what.
"Nathuram's memorial coming up in Kalyan is a blot on progressive Maharashtra and sends a very wrong message across India and even internationally," he said.