BJP should rename itself as 'Nathuram Godse Party', says Congress over Gandhi remark

Taking on BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde for calling freedom struggle led by Mahatma Gandhi a "drama", Congress' Jaiveer Shergill on Monday claimed that remark came from a party that opposed 'Tricolour, Quit India Movement and Constitution. Shergill furr asserted that BJP should rename its party to Gandhi's assassin--Nathuram Godse Party.  In retaliation, Congress leer furr ted that Mahatma Gandhi does t need a 'certificate of patriotism' from BJP who 'licked boots of British.'

"Mahatma Gandhi does t need a certificate of patriotism from a party which used to lick boots of British. Anantkumar Hegde comes from an organisation which opposed Tricolour, which opposed Constitution, and opposed Quit India Movement," Shergill said. " way number of Godse-bhakts (devotees of Godse's ideology) is increasing in BJP, party should rename itself to Nathuram Godse Party," Shergill said.

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi tweeted, "Awaiting Narendra Modi who invokes Mahatma Gandhi at drop of a hat especially when repackaging his ideas and to gain international credibility to comment on Mr Hegde who is a senior BJP leer."

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BJP's 'drama' remark 

This comes after Hegde attacked Mahatma Gandhi by calling freedom struggle led by him a "drama" and also questioned as to how "such people" come to be called 'Mahatma' in India. While dressing a public event in Bengaluru, Lok Sabha MP from Uttara Kanna said entire freedom movement was "std with consent and support of British". "ne of se so-called leers were beaten up by cops even once. ir independence movement was one big drama. It was std by se leers with approval of British. It was t a genuine fight. It was an justment freedom struggle," he said. BJP leer has t apologised for his remarks. 

senior BJP leer also termed Mahatma Gandhi's hunger strikes and satyagraha a "drama". "People supporting Congress keep saying that India got independence because of fast unto death and satyagraha. This is t true. British did t leave country because of satyagraha," he said. "Britishers gave independence out of frustration. My blood boils when I re history. Such people become Mahatma in our country," Hegde said in his concluding statement.

BJP's Bhopal MP Pragya Thakur h stirred controversy, after she shockingly hailed Gandhi's assassin, Nathuram Godse inside Parliament two months ago. However, terror-accused BJP candidate was only barred by BJP from attending parliamentary party meet amid ongoing winter session for calling Godse a 'true patriot.' During a similar utterance in past, PM Modi has stated that he would 'never forgive' for insulting Gandhi and calling his murderer a 'true patriot.'

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(With ncy inputs)