Opposition Decides to Stay Clear of Commenting on Savarkar

New Delhi: Leaders of opposition parties have decided to stay away from commenting on sensitive topics like VD Savarkar. This was decided by the Congress and representatives of 17 parties, who were present at a strategy meeting on Monday evening at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s home.

Uddhav Thackeray did not attend this dinner meeting showing up his displeasure over Rahul Gandhi’s comment on VD Savarkar. “My name is not Savarkar, won’t apologise,” was Mr Gandhi’s response after he got a two-year jail term over his over his comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname and was disqualified as an MP.

Thackeray and his party had objected to this comment. Thackeray warned of a rift in the Opposition alliance in Maharashtra if Rahul Gandhi did not “stop insulting our God”.

“I want to tell Rahul Gandhi that we have come together, that’s right, we have come together to save democracy and constitution in this country. But do not make any statements that will create fissures,” he had said.

Sources said at the dinner meet, the Congress had indicated that it would take into account the feelings of like-minded parties. Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi were also present at the meet.

Besides the Congress, members of the DMK, Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party, Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United, Telangana’s ruling Bharat Raksha Samithi, RS, CPM, CPI, Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party, MDMK, KC, TMC, RSP, RJD, J&K NC, IUML, VCK, SP, JMM were present at the meet.

Many of the opposition leaders, however, made it clear that this was an issue-based support to Congress and not a gesture to be read in the context of the 2024 general elections.

“Tonight floor leaders of 18 Oppn parties met at the residence of kharge ji and with ONE voice decided to continue with their campaign against the Modi regime that is destroying democracy & that has subverted all institutions. They expressed their collective resolve to combat Modi’s politics of fear & intimidation. This resolve will be reflected in joint actions outside Parliament beginning NOW,” tweeted the party’s communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh.

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