Savarkar Was Part of Gandhi's Assassination Plot, Says Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday said Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was part of the conspiracy to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi.
The Congress leader said there was enough evidence to show that Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse was a disciple of Savarkar.
Baghel said the Father of the Nation advocated non-violence, Savarkar stood for violence.
He asserted that Gandhis fight against provocative and anarchic nationalism needed to be carry forwarded in order to maintain communal harmony in the society.
The Congress CM was speaking on the concluding day of the two-day special Assembly session convened to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Gandhi.