State Congress claimed that BJP’s dual character and anti-Gandhi ideology was unmasked by its promise of ‘Bharat Ratna’ to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in its manifesto.
In a statement Congress’s state general secretary and chairman communication wing Shailesh Nitin Trivedi backed the statement of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and said the foot-marches held by BJP on Mahatma’s birth anniversary were just political gimmick.
Citing findings of Kapoor Committee about involvement of Savarkar in conspiracy of Gandhi’s assassination, Trivedi said it was painful that BJP even thinks of felicitating a person who was responsible for Gandhi’s assassination. It is more disappointing that the BJP has chosen the 150th anniversary year of Mahatma for honouring Savarkar.
Honouring Savarkar is an insult to Gandhi and reveals the dual character of BJP, he further said.
Notable the Maharashtra unit of BJP in its election manifesto promised honouring Savarkar with highest civilian award of the country Bharat Ratna.