However, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Madan Rathore, told ANI that some people are opposing the idea because of "not reading complete history", and highlighted that Savarkar has "suffered a great deal" and had continued to fight for the country without losing hope.
Rajya Sabha MP K Laxman said on Monday that the opposition is not prepared for parliamentary discussions and is intentionally creating disruptions in the House during the ongoing Parliament Budget Session. He stated that the government is ready to answer any questions raised by the opposi
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday questioned the BJP for not conferring the Bharat Ratna to VD Savarkar, asking RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to directly inquire from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
"The BJP doesn't want to debate fundamental issues. You (the BJP) have given a $500 billion market to America. Their 'Make in India' lion has rusted away. This is not the time to debate Veer Savarkar, because if you do, many pages of history will be turned," Yadav said.
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya was detained and later released by the police today near Jayanagar Metro station in Karnataka's Bengaluru when he again tried to stage a protest in front of the metro station.
BJP State President Rajeev Chandrasekhar wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman requesting that Kerala be excluded from the Centre's advisory on discontinuing Minimum Support Price (MSP) bonus for paddy and wheat.
"Unnecessarily the BJP people want to make politics out of everything. The metro is run by the State and Central Govt and it is a separate corporation. CM has already written to the Government of India to not increase the fare. Now, Tejasvi Surya is saying that they are not going to incre
BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Monday accused the West Bengal government of failing to protect Hindus in the state, alleging rising atrocities against women and attacks on opposition workers.
"It is evident that Adoor Prakash has got enough connections with several culprits in the gold theft case of the Sabarimala temple. It is very shameful to note that these types of Congress leaders are doing things that are very beneficial for the culprits."