Thakur said that by disrespecting Veer Savarkar, they have shown that they do not respect freedom fighters. | File photo: PTI
BJP leader Anurag Thakur on Thursday lashed out at the Congress Party over Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao’s statement on Veer Savarkar and accused Rahul Gandhi of promoting a ‘tukde tukde’ ideology, saying the BJP leader Congress is a ‘modern jinnah’ joining its party that seeks to divide the nation.
Speaking to ANI about Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao’s statement, BJP MP Anurag Thakur said, “Congress is a factory of lies. And when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi goes around the world telling lies and defame India, then your party will also not be left behind in insulting India’s freedom fighters.
“India will not tolerate Veer Savarkar’s disrespect. The Congress never learned anything from Veer Savarkar, who dedicated his life to the country. Article 370 was passed by the Congress Party. It was a blunder by Jawaharlal Nehru and thousands of people died. They never apologized for it. By disrespecting Veer Savarkar, they have shown that they do not respect freedom fighters,” Anurag Thakur said.
He further said, “Sardar Bhagat Singh was branded as a separatist in textbooks during the Congress government. By making those who want to break up the nation join the Congress Party, Rahul Gandhi is pushing the ideology of ‘tukde tukde’ and “He is a ‘modern Jinnah’ who speaks ill of the country abroad.”
The BJP leader also expressed confidence in the party’s victory in the Haryana Assembly elections and said, “The people of Haryana have decided to elect the BJP government in Haryana. They elected the Prime Minister Modi-led government for the third time.” and now In Haryana they will form the BJP government for the third time.”
Following Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao’s statement on Veer Savarkar’s ideology and claims that he “consumed beef” despite being a Chitpavan Brahmin, Savarkar’s grandson as well as leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, came down heavily on Rao and the Congress on Thursday.
Ranjit Savarkar, grandson of Veer Savarkar, said the Congress’s strategy was to defame Savarkar, especially when elections were around the corner. He claimed that the Congress wanted to divide the Hindu society into different castes to win the elections and that this was the British policy of ‘divide and rule’.
Ranjit Savarkar also said that Veer Savarkar’s claims of “consuming beef” were false and that he would also file a defamation suit against Gundu Rai for his statement. “This is a strategy of the Congress to defame Savarkar again and again, particularly when elections are held.” Earlier, Rahul Gandhi was doing it and now his leaders are making statements. Congress has shown its true colors. Now Congress wants to divide Hindu society into castes and win elections. This is like the British policy of divide and rule. saying.
“The claim that Savarkar ate beef and supported cow slaughter is false. His original article in Marathi meant that cows were very useful and that is why they are considered deities. He was also the president of Gau Raksha Samelan. I am going to file a lawsuit for defamation against him,” he added. He further stated that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had always followed the policies of Veer Savarkar and never followed a single policy of Nehru or Gandhi.
Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said that people in Congress do not know anything about Savarkar and only insult him.
“These people don’t know anything about Savarkar. They insult him again and again. Savarkar has expressed his opinion about cows very well. He said that from birth to death of a farmer, cows have helped him. That’s why cows have been “Given the status of God, Rahul Gandhi started the series of false statements about Savarkar, and I think they are trying to take them forward,” Fadnavis said.
Earlier on Wednesday, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said that Savarkar’s fundamentalist ideology was very different from Indian culture, despite being nationalist and that it would not be Savarkar’s argument but Mahatma Gandhi’s that was the that should win in the country.
Speaking at the book launch of the Kannada version of journalist Dhirendra K. Jha’s “Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India”, Rao said: “If we can say with an argument that Savarkar wins, That’s not right.” ; He was not a vegetarian and was not against cow slaughter; He was a Brahmin from Chitpavan. Savarkar was a modernist in that sense, but his fundamental thinking was different. Some people said that he used to eat meat and that it was spreading openly. eat meat, so the thinking is different. But Gandhiji believed a lot in Hinduism and was conservative in that, but his actions were different because he was democratic in that sense.
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First published: October 3, 2024 | 15:50 IS
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