Bhujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) leader Mayawati on Sunday questioned the Congress over its alliance with Shiv Sena saying that the party’s opinion on Veer Savarkar is in direct contrast with that of its new alliance partner in Maharashtra.
In a series of tweets on Sunday, Mayawati said that the Shiv Sena “supported the government on the Citizenship Amendment Bill” and is now intolerant of the Congress’s opinion on Savarkar. “Despite this, Congress is still supporting the Shiv Sena in the Maharashtra government. What is it, if not double standards?” she said.
1. शिवसेना अपने मूल एजेण्डे पर अभी भी कायम है, इसलिए इन्होंने नागरिकता संशोधन बिल पर केन्द्र सरकार का साथ दिया और अब सावरकर को भी लेकर इनको कांग्रेस का रवैया बर्दाश्त नहीं है।
— Mayawati (@Mayawati) December 15, 2019
Mayawati’s statement comes a day after Rahul Gandhi, while responding to the government’s demand to apologise for his “Rape in India” remark, said, “My name is not Rahul Savarkar, it is Rahul Gandhi, and I will never apologise for speaking the truth.”
While the Congress is vocal about its criticism of Savarkar, the Shiv Sena has posed contrary views on the same.
After Rahul Gandhi’s Savarkar remark during a rally in New Delhi on Saturday, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut had said Gandhi’s statement was “extremely unfortunate.” On Twitter, Raut said that there is “need to respect a legend” like Savarkar.
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