Sena attacks Congress again; 'send those against Savarkar's Bharat Ratna to Andaman jail'

Making a big statement on Veer Savarkar, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday has said that those insulting Savarkar should be jailed. Batting yet again for Bharat Ratna for Savarkar, Sena MP said that his party is unmoved on demand. He has said that people speaking against Savarkar will understand his role in nation-building only when y are put in same prison in Andaman where British had lodged Savarkar. 

This comes as yet ar point of difference between Maha-Aghadi alliance partners - Congress and Sena. While Raut had earlier said that those speaking against Savarkar has dirt in ir mind, Congress' former president Rahul Gandhi had mocked him while addressing a rally in national capital. 

Shiv Sena reiterates its demand, seeks Bharat Ratna for Savarkar, Birsa Munda in LS

Cong's booklet making sensational claim on Savarkar 

In December last year, Congress Seva Dal's training camp in Bhopal distributed anti-Savarakar booklet titled ‘How brave was Veer Savarkar?’  booklet claimed that Savarkar allegedly wanted Hindu men to rape women from mirity community. Moreover, Seva Dal  National president Laalji Desai alleged that Savarkar had received pension from British and had apologised several times. It went on to claim that Savarkar was in a homosexual relationship with Nathuram Godse, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi.  booklet was based on ‘Freedom at Midnight’ book written by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre.

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Rahul Gandhi's jibe on Savarkar

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on December 14 said he "will die but never apologise" for speaking "truth" as he is a Gandhi and t a Savarkar. Addressing Congress' mega "Bharat Bachao Rally" at Ramlila grounds in New Delhi,  he took a dig at BJP for demanding an apology for his "rape in India" remark and said, " BJP asked me to apologise. My name is t Rahul Savarkar, it is Rahul Gandhi, and I will never apologise for speaking truth."

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BJP's poll promise in Maharashtra 

Ahead of Maharashtra Assembly elections, BJP in its manifesto had pitched for houring Savarkar with Bharat Ratna.  Under its manifesto section 'State's identity, proud herit' - BJP made poll promise of houring Veer Savarkar, Savitribai Phule, and Jyotiba Phule with award. 

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