Savarkar photo in UP Assembly gallery ruffles feathers
Wed, Jan 20 2021 10:52:58 AM
Lucknow, Jan 20 (IANS): The Congress and the Samajwadi Party have strongly objected to a portrait of Veer Savarkar, also known as the father of Hindutva, finding a place at the Vidhan Parishad Picture Gallery which was inaugurated on Tuesday by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Congress MLC Deepak Singh has written a letter to the Chairman UP Council, Ramesh Yadav, demanding the immediate removal of Savarkar s photo from the gallery. His (Savarkar) photo at the Picture Gallery is an insult to all freedom fighters. It should be removed immediately and can be placed at the BJP office, said the Congress MLC.
Updated Jan 20, 2021 | 11:18 IST
Veer Savarkar s name continues to evoke sharp reactions even after more than five decades of his demise. File picture | Photo Credit: IANS
Lucknow: The Congress and the Samajwadi Party have remonstrated against a portrait of Hindu ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar at the Vidhan Parishad Picture Gallery that was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday.
In a letter to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council chairman Ramesh Yadav, Congress MLC Deepak Singh sought immediate removal of Veer Savarkar s photo from the gallery. His (Savarkar) photo at the picture gallery is an insult to all freedom fighters. It should be removed immediately and can be placed at the BJP office, said Singh.