The Congress has demanded that the BJP expel from the party former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat for praising Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin, Nathuram Godse, and calling him a patriot.
“The comment is not only an insult to the Father of the Nation but the nation itself,” All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary Vaibhav Walia told reporters at a press conference at the party headquarters.
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi uses Mahatma Gandhi’s name and legacy at every given opportunity, BJP leaders like Mr. Rawat and Lok Sabha member Pragya Thakur glorify his assassin, he pointed out.
