Gandhi expresses his disappointment with Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin on Twitter, saying: “Terrorist Pragya calls terrorist Godse, a patriot
New Delhi: On Thursday Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said BJP MP Pragya Thakur’s comments glorifying Nathuram Godse, which are now expunged, reflect the “heart of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)and BJP”. He does not want to “waste time” by seeking action against her.
Gandhi expresses his disappointment with Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin on Twitter, saying: “Terrorist Pragya calls terrorist Godse, a patriot. A sad day, in the history of India’s Parliament.”
BJP’s controversial MP from Bhopal lawmaker was on Thursday axed from the parliamentary defence consultative committee on defence and barred from the party’s parliamentary meetings for the winter session after her remark invited criticism from the Opposition.
BJP working president JP Nadda said: “Her statement yesterday in Parliament is condemnable. The BJP never supports such a statement or ideology. Our party have decided that Thakur will not attend meetings of the BJP parliamentary party during the session.” The sources added that Thakur’s suspension from the BJP has not been ruled out.
The Bhopal MP had made the remark on Wednesday in the Lok Sabha after interrupting DMK member A Raja’s narration of a statement by Nathuram Godse before a court on why he killed Mahatma Gandhi. Her statement was, anyways, expunged by the Speaker.
This is not the first time Thakur has stoked a row over Godse. She had described him as a “true patriot” during the campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, giving ammunition to the Opposition. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had then said he would never forgive Pragya Thakur.
The Congress has attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the comments, alleging that the PM’s “inaction” against her proves his latent support to “Godse’s sinister thought”.
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