Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday hit again at ex-MP Rahul Gandhi over his ‘I am not Savarkar’ remarks and demanded that the Congress chief ought to be punished. The former Congress chief made the remarks whereas addressing a press convention after being disqualified from Lok Sabha. “My title is not Savarkar, my title is Gandhi and Gandhi does not provide an apology to anybody,” Congress chief Rahul Gandhi stated on Saturday responding to a question on repeated calls by the BJP in search of his apology over numerous points.
“VD Savarkar is not only Maharashtra’s deity but is an idol for the whole country and Rahul Gandhi has defamed him. Any criticism of Rahul Gandhi will be lesser for his this deed. Today also, he said that I am not Savarkar who will apologise. What does he think of Savarkar? He must be punished for this,” Shinde stated within the Assembly.
Replying to a debate on the Opposition sponsored “Last Week” decision within the Legislative Assembly, the chief minister stated the legislation underneath 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. “Lalu Yadav and several others were disqualified but nothing of this sort happened then. Wasn’t Democracy in danger then?” Shinde questioned.
“Rahul Gandhi has not only criticised PM Modi but has defamed the entire OBC community. He is continuing to speak in the same tone and I want to tell him that if he continues to do so, it will be difficult for him to walk on the road,” Shinde added.
