The Maharashtra authorities will organise a ‘Veerbhoomi Parikrama’ from May 21 to twenty-eight to mark the beginning anniversary of late Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar, state minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha mentioned on Friday.
The ruling Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress have been engaged in a disagreement over Savarkar, primarily due the opposition get together’s Rahul Gandhi routinely mocking the late Hindutva ideologue for “apologising” to the British to get out of jail.
The ruling Shiv Sena-BJP, which has additionally attacked former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray for his silence on Gandhi’s remarks, had final week mentioned it could organise ‘Savarkar Gaurav’ yatras throughout the state.
A grand theme park and a museum will probably be in-built Bhagur in Nashik, the place Savarkar was born on May 28, 1883, Lodha mentioned.
“The Veerbhoomi Parikrama will be organised at Nashik, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Pune and Mumbai. The programme will include literature festival, songs and discussion on Savarkar. Nashik was chosen because it is the birthplace of Savarkar and it is where revolutionary organisation Abhinav Bharat was formed,” Lodha mentioned.
Ratnagiri has been chosen as a result of Savarkar laid the inspiration for Hindu unity by constructing the Patitpavan Temple there permitting entry to all castes in addition to a college for women, whereas Sangli has been included as Savarkar’s elder brother and freedom fighter Babarao Savarkar died there, he added.
“Pune has been chosen as one of the venues because it is there that Savarkar organised the boycott of foreign goods. Mumbai was chosen because he lived in the city in his final days,” the minister added.
