Nathuram Godse too was a patriot: Former Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Rawat
Ballia (UP), Jun 7: Former Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Wednesday termed Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse a patriot while mocking Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for "merely" sharing the surname.
"Gandhi ji was killed, that is a different issue. But as far as I have understood and read Godse, he too was a patriot. We do not agree with the killing of Gandhi ji," the BJP leader told reporters.
Targeting the former Congress president, Rawat said merely having the Gandhi surname did not make his ideology Gandhian.
He said making a show of wearing the "janeu", or the sacred thread, does not change Rahul Gandhi's identity. "He just talks," Rawat claimed, accusing Rahul Gandhi of cashing in on the Mahatma's name.
Rawat referred to the controversial remarks made by the Congress leader in the US, and said his "efforts" will not help the party "which is soon going to be a thing of the past".
"Rahul Gandhi is speaking out of frustration, seeing the deteriorating condition of his party. He is speaking in mental stress. The public will not accept a person going through mental stress," he said.
On the Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav's meeting Wednesday with Aam Aadmi Party chief, Rawat said, "There is no bigger theatrical leader in this country than Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Akhilesh Yadav wants to learn theatrics from Kejriwal."
He accused Yadav of throwing Uttar Pradesh into "goonda raj" during his term as chief minister. The SP recruited gangsters and made the mafia "respectable", the Uttarakhand leader alleged.
He said people will again reject the SP.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
