Thane: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday led the ‘Savarkar Gaurav Yatra’ in his hometown Thane by which a number of thousand individuals took half to honour late Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar. The Bharatiya Janata Party and Shinde-led Shiv Sena had final month introduced that Savarkar Gaurav Yatras could be taken out in every district of Maharashtra to honour Savarkar’s contribution to the nation and to counter Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s criticism in opposition to him. On Sunday, the yatra individuals, sporting saffron caps with ‘Mi Savarkar’ (I’m Savarkar) and different messages written on them, paid floral tributes to Savarkar on the Ram Ganesh Gadkari Rangayatan auditorium in Thane metropolis from the place the yatra commenced. On the fruits of the rally, addressing a gathering, Shinde slammed Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for his repeated assaults on Savarkar and stated insults to freedom fighters have been akin to insulting the nation.
People are indignant to see some forces making an attempt to malign Hindutva by attacking Savarkar, Shinde stated.
“We have seen residents expressing disappointment over some individuals constantly insulting Savarkar. An insult of Savarkar is the insult of each Indian. I brazenly condemn individuals like Rahul
स्वातंत्र्यवीर विनायक दामोदर सावरकर व त्यांचे विचार हे प्रत्येक हिंदुत्ववादी व्यक्तीसाठी शिरसावंद्य असून त्यांचा अपमान खपवून घेणार नाही असे ठणकावून सांगितले. काँग्रेस नेते राहुल गांधी यांनी वारंवार स्वातंत्र्यवीर सावरकरांचा केलेला माफीवीर असा उल्लेख चीड आणणारा असून pic.twitter.com/Z9TfYzPjPc
— Eknath Shinde – एकनाथ शिंदे (@mieknathshinde) April 2, 2023
Gandhi for his tirade in opposition to Savarkar. I dare anybody to stay a day within the Cellular Jail the way in which Savarkar was jailed,” Shinde stated.
Without taking names, he additionally swiped at Shiv Sena (UBT) Uddhav Thackeray.
“Balasaheb Thackeray had hit the effigy of Mani Shankar Aiyar once (for such remarks). Unfortunately, some people who claim Balasaheb Thackeray’s legacy are now sitting with those (Congress’ Rahul Gandhi) who have consistently attacked Savarkar,” Shinde stated.
Slamming the Shiv Sena (UBT), Shinde requested if they’d condemn their ally Rahul Gandhi over these remarks.
Praising Narendra Modi, the chief minister stated Hindutva was seen as an aggression in opposition to minorities, however the prime minister had introduced again its glory put up 2014.
“Hindutva is not against any religion. But some people deliberately keep misinterpreting it,” Shinde remarked.
A tableau displaying info associated to Savarkar was additionally a part of the yatra. Shinde and another leaders of the ruling Shiv Sena-BJP coalition participated within the yatra on a makeshift ‘chariot’ with a big {photograph} of Savarkar within the background.
ज्या पद्धतीने स्वातंत्र्यवीर सावरकरांना अपमानित करण्यात आले ते या सगळ्यांना मान्य नव्हतं हे त्यांचे चेहरे सांगत होते. देशाच्या स्वातंत्र्यासाठी सर्वस्व पणाला लावणाऱ्या स्वातंत्र्यवीर सावरकर यांचा त्याग, बलिदान, समर्पण, देशप्रेम लोकांपर्यंत पोहोचावे यासाठी ही गौरव यात्रा काढली. pic.twitter.com/xGwxNCJm3j
— Eknath Shinde – एकनाथ शिंदे (@mieknathshinde) April 2, 2023
The automobile was adorned with flowers and adopted by supporters using motorbikes with saffron flags on them.
The CM waved to residents because the yatra moved to cowl 4 Assembly segments within the metropolis.
Flowers have been showered on the individuals as a number of of them moved round Thane metropolis utilizing greater than 200 motorbikes and round 100 auto-rickshaws elevating slogans in reward of Savarkar and the nation.
BJP chief Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Thane MLA Sanjay Kelkar, Thane BJP chief and MLC Niranjan Davkhare, former mayor Naresh Mhaske, Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik and plenty of different native leaders of the ruling coalition participated within the yatra.
Huge hoardings with footage of Savarkar have been put up within the metropolis, patriotic songs have been performed through the yatra and rangolis (vibrant patterns) have been made at numerous locations.
Quite a lot of girls in vibrant apparel and carrying lezims additionally participated within the yatra.
Similar yatras have been additionally taken out in some components of Mumbai, a BJP chief stated. Rahul Gandhi’s ‘My title will not be Savarkar, my title is Gandhi and Gandhi doesn’t supply an apology to anybody’ comment has drawn fireplace from the BJP.
The former Congress chief had made the comment whereas addressing a press convention after being disqualified from the Lok Sabha and amid BJP’s calls for for his apology for allegedly insulting Other Backward Classes (OBCs) together with his ‘Modi surname comment’ that obtained him convicted for felony defamation.
Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule final month stated his occasion will take out ‘Savarkar Gaurav Yatras’ in all 288 Assembly segments of the state from March 30 to April 6, and aside from senior BJP leaders together with Devendra Fadnavis, CM Shinde and 40 MLAs of Shiv Sena may even take part.
“We will reach out to people with the history of Savarkar and how he is being insulted by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and MPCC chief Nana Patole,” Bawankule had stated.
