Congress and BJP have trivialised issue of Savarkar, says Uddhav-led Sena

The Uddhav Thackerayled Shiv Sena on Wednesday slammed the Congress as well as the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP on the recent controversy over freedom fighter V D Savarkar and said the two parties have trivialised the issueIt said both the parties need to study Savarkars political social scientific and economic thoughtsLast week Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his Bharat Jodo Yatra had claimed that Savarkar used to get a stipend from the British and asserted that it was a historical fact Reacting sharply Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had said Gandhi doesnt know the history of India and of his party Fadnavis also targeted Uddhav Thackeray and asked whether the Shiv Sena leader supports such a statement against SavarkarAlso read Cases filed against seven leaders of Uddhav Thackeray campIn the party mouthpiece Saamana the Sena said the Congress and the BJP have trivialised the issue of SavarkarSavarkar a Hindutva ideologue is a highly polarised figure in modern Indian history He is a revered figure for both the Shiv Sena and the BJPThe two parties should first study Savarkars political social scientific and economic thoughts it saidThe Shiv Sena said despite being in power since the last eight years the BJP has not awarded Savarkar with Bharat Ratna a demand it has been making for yearsWhenever the demand of giving Bharat Ratna to Savarkar arises it the BJP hides its face For the BJP the issue of Savarkar is just for rumination the editorial saidIt also asked why did the Modi government not rechristen the Rajpath after Veer Savarkar the name has been changed from Rajpath to KartayvapathThe party said Gandhis comments on Savarkar may be new but they are certainly shockingFor years the Congress has been claiming that Savarkar came out of jail in Andaman after his mercy petitions the party saidThe Congress could have a separate thinking about the role of revolutionaries in the freedom struggle but the British were taken aback by the revolt by many revolutionaries like Savarkar the Sena saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever