Pragya’s Godse remark against BJP’s ideology: Amit Shah
BJP President Amit Shah (File Photo/IANS)
New Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah on Friday said that party leader Pragya Singh Thakur’s praise of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse as a “patriot” was against the BJP’s ideology.
Distancing the party from the comments made by its leaders Pragya Thakur, Ananth Hegde and Naveen Kateel in support of Godse, Shah said the party’s disciplinary committee would inquire into the matter.
“The statements made by Pragya Thakur, Ananth Hegde and Naveen Kateel in the last two days are their own statements. The BJP has no relation with their statements,” Shah tweeted.
विगत 2 दिनों में श्री अनंतकुमार हेगड़े, साध्वी प्रज्ञा सिंह ठाकुर और श्री नलीन कटील के जो बयान आये हैं वो उनके निजी बयान हैं, उन बयानों से भारतीय जनता पार्टी का कोई संबंध नहीं है।
— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) May 17, 2019
“However, they have retracted their statements and also apologized. The BJP has taken a decision to send their statements to the disciplinary committee of the party. The committee will submit a report within 10 days to the BJP after receiving the replies of the three leaders over their statements that are against the ideology of the party,” he said.
इन लोगों ने अपने बयान वापिस लिए हैं और माफ़ी भी मांगी है। फिर भी सार्वजनिक जीवन तथा भारतीय जनता पार्टी की गरिमा और विचारधारा के विपरीत इन बयानों को पार्टी ने गंभीरता से लेकर तीनों बयानों को अनुशासन समिति को भेजने का निर्णय किया है।
— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) May 17, 2019
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President’s announcement came as the party faced criticism over the remarks ahead of the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
Pragya Thakur was the first among the three party leaders to call Godse a “patriot”, leading the Election Commission to seek a report from the Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer.
अनुशासन समिति तीनों नेताओं से जवाब मांगकर उसकी एक रिपोर्ट 10 दिन के अंदर पार्टी को दे, इस तरह की सूचना दी गयी है।
— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) May 17, 2019
As her statement went viral, two BJP MPs — Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde and Nalin Kumar Kateel — also came out in her support.
Godse shot dead Mahatma Gandhi at a prayer meeting in New Delhi on January 30, 1948. He was hanged after a trial.
Published on: May 17, 2019 at 14:12 IST
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