While addressing the press conference, the BJYM President alleged said that Rahul Gandhi always speaks something illicit about Veer Savarkar, and he made it absolutely clear what he intended.
A day after he warned of a split in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance over Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Veer Savarkar, Shiv Sena- Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray MP Sanjay Raut Raut on Saturday said that this country is Jawaharlal Nehru's land.
Several Congress leaders including Former President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and current President Mallikarjun Kharge, paid tributes to Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary.
"Congress footprint is shrinking and that's why they're not to be seen anywhere. We want to know if Rahul Gandhi is missing from the poll-bound state is Ranneeti (strategy) or the new Rajneeti," he told ANI in an interview.
"Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak remained in Mandalay jail for 6 years, he did not apologised. Sardar Bhagat Singh was hanged and he also did not apologised. Similarly, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel also did not apologised," Baghel said.
His remarks came while addressing a public gathering in support of the BJP candidate from Mandvi Assembly Anirudh Bhai Dave in Kutch, Gujarat on Friday.
Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson and writer Tushar Gandhi backed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's claim on Veer Savarkar and said that Savarkar had apologised to the British to move out of prison and there is evidence for the same in the history.
Rahul claimed Savarkar betrayed leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhhai Patel by signing on a letter of apology to the British before independence.
The Maharashtra Police on Friday booked two persons for allegedly pasting a banner written with "Maafiveer" at the freedom fighter VD Savarkar Smarak in Swargate area of Maharashtra's Pune.