Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday reiterated his demand of Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, for Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar. He also slammed the Congress and the BJP saying they should stop targeting Savarkar and Jawaharlal Nehru respectively.
The former chief minister on Tuesday met Fadnavis at the latter’s chamber in Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur. Thackeray was accompanied by Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Aaditya Thackeray, Anil Parab, and Varun Sardesai. The meeting took place during the ongoing winter session of the Maharashtra legislature.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) chief, who is a member of the state legislative council, arrived in Nagpur to attend the ongoing winter session of the state legislature. This was the first meeting between the two leaders after the formation of the new government.
He also slammed the Congress and the BJP saying they should stop targeting Savarkar and Jawaharlal Nehru respectively. “Regarding Veer Savarkar, I want to ask why he should not be given Bharat Ratna.
When Devendra Fadnavis was the CM, he had written letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding this demand, but what happened to it? Still, Veer Savarkar is not being given Bharat Ratna. Even today he (Fadnavis) is the CM when his demand is not being considered, then BJP has no right to speak on Veer Savarkar.
They should honour Savarkar with Bharat Ratna,” Thackeray said at Nagpur, where the winter session of the Maharashtra Legislature is going on.
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