On Rahul Gandhi's "My name is not Savarkar and Gandhis never offers an apology" remark, Sanjay Raut said, "Veer Savarkar was a revolutionary, freedom fighter, social reformer. We have always respected Veer Savarkar. He should not be insulted."
Congress MPs gave suspension of business notice and adjournment motion notice to the respective Houses of Parliament to discuss the Adani issue and Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as MP from Lok Sabha.
A day after former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray cautioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi against criticising the VD Savarkar, CM Eknath Shinde on Monday hit out at Rahul saying that the latter should go and stay at the Andamans jail like Savarkar if he can.
As Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi's disqualification has triggered a war of words between the grand old party and the BJP-led Union government, party general secretary KC Venugopal said that every opposition party is together and they will move forward with the same energy.
"We continue to highlight the importance of democratic principles and the protection of human rights including freedom of expression as a key to strengthening both our democracies," Vedant Patel said.
All Parties United Morcha at an all-party meeting on Monday alleged that the BJP was pursuing the politics of vendetta. They described Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as "most unfortunate" political event.
Launching a scathing attack on the Congress and Gandhi family, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday said the country was humiliated because of the "cowardice" of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Rahul Gandhi, who is MP from Wayanad, was disqualified from Lok Sabha last week following his conviction by a Surat court in a criminal defamation case
Days after his disqualification as MP following a Surat court's verdict in a criminal defamation case, Housing Committee of Lok Sabha has sent Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a notice to vacate government bungalow allotted to him, sources said
As a gesture of support for Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday updated his social media accounts and placed Savarkar's pictures on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as profile pictures.
Launching an attack on the expelled Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi and Congress party, Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash on Monday said that both of them have no faith in democracy and the Constitution.