Political War over ‘Godse Temple’ in Gwalior, MP
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Right- wing organization Hindu Mahasabha has waged a controversy in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior city, by setting upNathuram Godse’s statue to mark the anniversary of his execution.
The statue was installed at the office premises of the Hindu Mahasabha amid Vedic mantras and chants on Wednesday. According to a local report, leaders of the Mahasabha will be performing “Akhand Bharat Arti” in the temple on every Tuesday to acquaint the younger generation with the life and vision of Godse.
This is not the first time, they are glorifying the Gandhi killer, such incidents happen in the past, like the installation of the statue of Godse in Meerut.
Meanwhile, opposition parties are furious over the matter and are planning to take the issue to the court. Nathuram Godse was a right-wing advocate of Hindu Nationalism. He assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, shooting him in his chest thrice at point-blank range in theNational capital New Delhi, in the year 1948 on 30TH January. He was later arrested and sentenced to death. He was hanged in the Ambala Jail on 15THNovember 1949.
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