New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday (March 25, 2023) attacked Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for “deliberately insulting” Veer Savarkar and stated that folks won’t let him transfer on the streets. Addressing a press convention after the conclusion of the Maharashtra Assembly’s Budget session, Shinde stated that Rahul has insulted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Other Backward Classes (OBC) group along with his “Modi surname” comment. He stated the folks won’t tolerate the insult of a patriot like Savarkar and of PM Modi.
“I publicly condemn Rahul Gandhi for deliberately insulting Savarkar and PM Modi. People will not let Rahul Gandhi move on the streets,” the Shiv Sena chief stated.
“When Rahul Gandhi said ‘chowkidar chor hai’ in the last elections, people defeated him. He insulted the country by targeting PM Modi and Indian democracy in the country and abroad. During his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, he was speaking of ‘Bharat todo’ (break the country),” Shinde added.
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— Eknath Shinde – एकनाथ शिंदे (@mieknathshinde) March 25, 2023
Earlier on Saturday, Shinde advised the Legislative Assembly that the legislation below which Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as an MP was enacted by the Congress-led UPA authorities and the Modi authorities has carried out it.
“Rahul Gandhi has been convicted and stands automatically disqualified as a member of Lok Sabha. But he continues to insult V D Savarkar by saying that he is not Savarkar to apologise. Who does he think he is? He must be punished,” he stated.
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— Eknath Shinde – एकनाथ शिंदे (@mieknathshinde) March 25, 2023
Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as a Lok Sabha MP after a Surat courtroom on Thursday sentenced him to 2 years in jail for legal defamation over his 2019 “Modi surname” comment.
The sentence is suspended for 30 days to permit Rahul to enchantment in a better courtroom.
Addressing a press convention in Delhi on Saturday after his disqualification, Rahul stated that “My name is not Savarkar, my name is Gandhi and Gandhi does not offer an apology to anyone”.
