‘Will Blacken Face’: Sena (UBT) Chief Threatens Rahul Gandhi Over His Remarks In opposition to Savarkar
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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Bala Darade vowed to blacken Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s face for his previous ‘derogatory’ remarks about Hindu idealogue V D Savarkar.
Congress chief and LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. (PTI file picture)
An enormous row broke out after inside the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Maharashtra after Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Bala Darade vowed to blacken Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s face for his previous ‘derogatory’ remarks about Hindu idealogue and freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
Whereas addressing an occasion to commemorate the start anniversary of Savarkar, Shiv Sena (UBT)’s chief from Nashik stated that the Shiv Sainiks wouldn’t tolerate any insult to Savarkar and if Rahul Gandhi dared to return to Nashik, they’d blacken his face or pelt stones at him.
“We reside in Savarkar’s land (Nashik). If Rahul Gandhi dares to return to Nashik, we are going to blacken his face. If not that, we are going to pelt stones. Even when we’re a part of the MVA, we is not going to give it some thought and present what Sainiks are,” Darade stated as quoted by Indian Categorical.
Congress Objects To Darade’s Remarks
The grand previous occasion strongly objected to Darade’s remarks towards the Chief of Opposition with Maharashtra state unit chief Harshwardhan Sapkal terming the feedback “deeply unlucky.”
“Rahul Gandhi’s father, Rajiv Gandhi, and grandmother, Indira Gandhi, sacrificed their lives for India’s unity. Congress and its management will not be afraid of such threats,” Sapkal stated.
He additional asserted that Gandhi’s views on Savarkar have been grounded in “publicly out there historic information”.
“His feedback comprise historic references. Even (journalist and author) Arun Shourie, a minister within the Vajpayee authorities, has written a guide on Savarkar, and most references in that guide are what Rahul Gandhi has stated. Our employees are able to tackling such threats,” he added as quoted by media studies.
Former state minister Yashomati Thakur termed Darade’s assertion “irresponsible and inflammatory,” and issued a warning. “Allow them to attempt touching Rahul Gandhi. We are going to give a befitting reply,” she stated.
Shiv Sena (UBT) Distances Itself
In the meantime, Sena (UBT) spokesperson Sushma Andhare distanced the occasion from the assertion and stated that Darade’s views have been his personal and never the official stand of the Uddhav Thackeray-led occasion.
What Rahul Gandhi Had Mentioned?
Rahul Gandhi has again and again accused Savarkar of bowing all the way down to the British, calling him a “maafiveer”. His remarks have drawn large backlash from the BJP, Shiv Sena, and different Maharashtra events prior to now.
Earlier, significantly throughout the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Gandhi had accused Savarkar of betraying the liberty motion by submitting mercy petitions to the British
Final month, the Supreme Courtroom had warned the Congress chief towards passing defamatory statements about freedom fighters and stated that he can’t make remarks “with out understanding the historical past”.
The highest court docket additional stated that it will take suo motu cognisance of the matter if Rahul Gandhi repeats such statements.
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