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Business News/ Politics / Policy/  Godse praise: Sakshi Maharaj expresses regret
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Godse praise: Sakshi Maharaj expresses regret

Sonia Gandhi joined opposition members in raising slogans against the govt and the BJP member

Amid slogans like ‘Hey Ram, hey Ram; Gandhi ke hatyare ko diya samman’ (eulogising Gandhi’s killer) and ‘doshi sarkar hai hai’ (down with the guilty government), the House took up Question Hour. Photo: HTPremium
Amid slogans like ‘Hey Ram, hey Ram; Gandhi ke hatyare ko diya samman’ (eulogising Gandhi’s killer) and ‘doshi sarkar hai hai’ (down with the guilty government), the House took up Question Hour. Photo: HT

New Delhi: A united opposition on Friday forced Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Sakshi Maharaj to express regret in Lok Sabha and withdraw his remarks terming Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse a patriot. Congress president Sonia Gandhi joined opposition members in raising slogans against the government and the BJP member.

Soon after speaker Sumitra Mahajan referred to the 13 December 2001 Parliament attack, members from Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) referred to the BJP MP’s controversial remarks. When the speaker informed that she has rejected notices on adjournment motion and suspension of Question Hour to take up the issue, opposition members from Congress, RJD, Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Left trooped into the Well raising slogans against the government and Sakshi Maharaj, who was present.

Amid slogans like ‘Hey Ram, hey Ram; Gandhi ke hatyare ko diya samman’ (eulogising Gandhi’s killer) and ‘doshi sarkar hai hai’ (down with the guilty government), the House took up Question Hour. As the pandemonium continued, Mahajan adjourned the House for 10 minutes up to 11.25am. As soon as the House reassembled, parliamentary affairs minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said nobody can accept eulogising the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. He said the government and the BJP do not agree with the proposition of the MP.

When Congress members said they were not satisfied with the minister’s reply, Naidu shot back saying there are people who are “killing" the ideology of the Mahatma every day. He said the opposition has no issue to raise still it is not allowing the House to function. Disapproving the disruption, Mahajan said from tomorrow she will set aside the first five minutes for apologies. Sakshi Maharaj rose to make a statement and said he respects the Mahatma and the House. “I withdraw my remarks. But my friends have no issue...Godse killed Gandhi long back but you killed the Mahatma’s ideology in 1984 during anti-Sikh riots," he said.

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Published: 12 Dec 2014, 02:07 PM IST
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