Speaking at the inauguration of Border Out Posts 'Leti' and 'Indarwa', as well as the e-unveiling and e-foundation laying of various Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) projects, Shah said that Savarkar's writings inspired a wave of patriotism across the nation.
Singh described Congress as the "epitome of non-violence", stating, "Gandhian ideology can never support violence. However, their fight was for social and economic progress, against the exploitation of officials and employees. We support them in that, but we were against violence."
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], February 23: Following Gujarat's historic success in securing the Commonwealth Games 2030, India Global Forum (IGF), in partnership Government of Gujarat and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), will convene the inaugural Commonwealth Connect Forum on Monda
"By glorifying Tipu Sultan by the AIMIM party is something to distort the history. Everyone knows that Tipu Sultan was responsible for persecuting many Hindus in the areas of Karnataka, Mysore and other places. His deeds have always been seen as anti-Hindu. The AIMIM party is trying to gl
In an interview with ANI, Owaisi said, "This should not be made a test of loyalty...The way the BJP and RSS are taking forward the nation, it will become a theocratic nation."
Congress leader and Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge on Monday launched a sharp attack on the demand to confer the Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar, asking why a person who, according to him, "worked against Bharath" should receive the country's highest civilian honour.
Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday addressed questions over the delay in conferring the Bharat Ratna on Veer Savarkar, saying if Savarkar is given Bharat Ratna, then the prestige of the honour will increase.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday launched a sharp attack against the BJP-RSS over the Sangh chief's demand to confer a Bharat Ratna on VD Savarkar.
Speaking to ANI, Chidambaram said, "Parliament is for debating and following procedure that includes giving space to the Opposition to raise issues of concern to the nation. Opposition parties use various tools to register their protest, and this is a tool to do so."
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Monday echoed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's demand for a Bharat Ratna for VD Savarkar and slammed the BJP for not doing so despite being in power since 2014.
Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut expressed her support for RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement on Veer Savarkar, saying the freedom fighter is far above the Bharat Ratna and that awarding him the honour would be a matter of pride for every Indian.
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.