On the BJP's demand of Bharat Ratna for Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar, senior Congress leader Devvrat Saikia on Thursday asserted that it is an insult to the memories of Mahatma Gandhi as he was accused of being a co-conspirator in the murder of the Father of the Nation. Was imposed In the manifesto of Maharashtra assembly elections to be held on October 21, the BJP's Maharashtra unit advocated the award of the country's highest civilian award to Savarkar, one of the biggest advocates of Hindutva.
Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly, Saikia said, "Posthumously demanding Bharat Ratna for Savarkar is an insult to the memory of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi." Was charged.
However, he was acquitted for lack of evidence. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the case was convinced that Savarkar was guilty of killing Gandhi. Saikia referred to Sardar Patel's letter to Jawaharlal Nehru in February 1948 saying, "He was a radical faction of the Hindu Mahasabha working directly under Savarkar who conspired." Saikia claimed, "After the Kapoor Commission I had investigated the conspiracy to assassinate Gandhi. The Commission in its 1969 report indicated that Savarkar and his group were involved in Gandhi's assassination. "
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