OUTRAGE AT PRAGYA’S GODSE REMARK IN LS
NEW DELHI: First-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pragya Thakur created a storm in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday when she referred to Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi,during the debate on the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill. The comments by the controversial parliamentarian revived memories of how she described Godse as a “patriot” during the campaign for the 2019 general elections. Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla expunged her remarks from the House records even as other BJP lawmakers quickly asked Thakur to sit down.
NEW DELHI: First-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pragya Thakur created a storm in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday when she referred to Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi,during the debate on the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill.
The comments by the controversial parliamentarian revived memories of how she described Godse as a “patriot” during the campaign for the 2019 general elections. Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla expunged her remarks from the House records even as other BJP lawmakers quickly asked Thakur to sit down. When the
SPG bill was being discussed in the Lok Sabha, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) member A Raja cited a statement by Godse on why he killed Mahatma Gandhi. Raja said Godse admitted he had nursed a grudge against Gandhi for 32 years before finally deciding to assassinate him.
At this point, Thakur stood up and spoke out of turn, leading to furious protests by Opposition members. Senior BJP leaders could be seen directing her to sit down and stay silent.
Parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi told journalists later that Thakur’s microphone was not on and she raised an objection when the name of Udham Singh was being taken. “She has even explained this and told it to me personally,” Joshi said.
Raja referred to Udham Singh, who assassinated General O’Dyer, the man responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919, in his speech before Thakur stood up to talk.
When BJP’s Satyapal Singh started giving reference of what happened in England and China, a visibly irked Speaker said, “Don’t talk about what happens in China or England. You should concentrate on what happens in India.”