BJP may have given ticket to Nathuram Godse had he been alive: Congress in Kalyan

KALYAN: "The way Bharatiya Janata Party is supporting Pradnya Thakur, accused in Malegaon Bomb Blasts, it can be assumed that the party would have offered candidature to Nathuram Godse if he was alive,” said Sachin Sawant, spokesperson and general secretary of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee while holding Congress- NCP's joint rally for Bhiwandi and Kalyan Loksabha candidates in Kalyan on Saturday.
Sawant said, “Thakur’s candidature by BJP proves that the party stealthily supports terrorism and that is how BJP works. Help provided to Thakur in the court, almost no action against Sanatan show BJP’s ideology. By looking at this, if Nathuram Godse was alive BJP would have given him candidature. In future, BJP may give candidature to killers of Dr Narendra Dabholkar, MM Kalbirgi, Govind Pansare and Gauri Lankesh as well.”
Sawant further said that BJP is shamelessly supporting the candidature of Thakur who is accused of terrorism and anti-national activities.
He also pointed out, “This woman has called martyr Hemant Karkare as traitor. BJP, Narendra Modi and Devendra Fadnavis who are asking votes on sacrifices of soldiers, did not feel the need to apologise to the nation. Looking at statements made by Thakur, BJP was expected to remove her from the party. But the party has not taken any action against her. This shows BJP supports ideology of terrorism.”
He said, “This is not humiliation of only martyr Karkare but of the whole nation. After uproar from all across the country, Thakur has apologised. And BJP is trying to save itself by saying it is her personal opinion. But BJP will not get salvation without removal of Thakur from the party and apology by Modi.” Sawant was addressing rally for Suresh Taware congress candidate contesting from Bhiwandi Loksabha seat and Babaji Patil Kalyan and Bhiwandi Lok Sabha candidate.