V D Savarkar had sown seed of Partition: Chhattisgarh CM; slams BJP-RSS on 'Akhand Bharat'
Raipur, Aug 14: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said Veer Savarkar had sown the seed of Partition in 1925 and questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party's role in the freedom struggle.
He also slammed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh over its repeated utterances on 'Akhand Bharat' and asked why the organisation was indulging in "gorakh dhandha' (unethical practice) of misleading and dividing people.
Responding to a query on the BJP observing 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day' (Vibhajan Vibhishika Divas) on Sunday and blaming the Congress for Partition, Baghel said, "Savarkar had sowed the seed of Partition in 1925. It was Savarkar who gave the two-nation theory which was supported by Mohammad Ali Jinnah in 1937."
"They (BJP) are divisive. What role did they play in the country's Independence? In 1925, the RSS and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) were in existence. See the statements of their leaders then.
Baghel said in 1942 (during the Quit India movement), they (RSS and HP) said how the movement can be suppressed.
"Syama Prasad Mukherjee (founder of Bharatiya Jan Sangh) had written to the viceroy. They didn't want the British to leave the country. Even today they criticize Mahatma Gandhi and not the British," Baghel claimed.
The Congress leader also said the map of "Hindu Rashtra" displayed in the office of the Sangh shows Pakistan, Afghanistan and some other neighbouring countries as part of 'Akhand Bharat' (united, undivided India).
"On one hand, they have this old map and say Pakistan must be included in India. On the other hand, they also keep asking Muslims to go to Pakistan. Why are you (BJP/RSS) doing this 'gorakh dhandha'?" Baghel questioned.
Akhand Bharat will bring Muslims from Pakistan into India, which will automatically increase the population of the community here manifold, the CM claimed.
"But you also say Muslims should be sent to Pakistan. They (BJP and RSS) always do the job of misleading the people," he said.
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AAP alleges 'deep-rooted' conspiracy to kill Kejriwal, BJP terms it 'drama'
New Delhi, Oct 26: The AAP on Saturday alleged the BJP was conspiring to "kill" its convener Arvind Kejriwal and had become "an enemy of his life". The ruling party warned that the BJP would be responsible if anything happened to the former chief minister.
Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta dismissed the AAP's allegations, saying it was yet another "drama" by the AAP to defame the BJP ahead of the assembly polls.
The AAP had on Friday claimed that Kejriwal, a Z-plus protectee, was attacked by "BJP goons" during his 'padyatra' (foot march) in west Delhi's Vikaspuri, a charge trashed by the saffron party.
However, no video of the alleged attack was made available by the party. Police said they had not received any official complaint from the AAP.
Addressing a press conference on Saturday, AAP MP Sanjay Singh alleged police were complicit in the incident.
"Police complicity in the incident clearly shows a deep-rooted conspiracy to kill Kejriwal. The BJP has become an enemy of his life," he said.
There was no immediate response from police to the Rajya Sabha MP's claim.
Singh said that despite Friday's incident, Kejriwal would carry on with the 'padyatra' as scheduled.
AAP leaders including Kejriwal are undertaking 'padyatras' in different assembly segments of the city in the run-up to the Delhi Assembly polls, likely to be held in February 2025.
Asked why the AAP had not filed a complaint regarding the alleged attack on Kejriwal, Singh said police could take cognisance of the incident and launch a probe.
It would not have happened if police were impartial. Police officers did not do anything to stop the "attackers" who belonged to the BJP's youth wing, he claimed, adding the AAP was seeking legal opinion on the matter.
He also accused BJP leaders of supporting the "attackers".
Singh said Kejriwal would "neither stop nor bow down" and continue to fight for the people of Delhi.
If anything happens to Kejriwal, then the BJP would be responsible for it. Even if Kejriwal suffers a scratch, Delhi's people would take revenge on the BJP, he said.
At another press conference, Delhi cabinet minister Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed one of the attackers was the vice president of the BJP's Delhi Yuva Morcha.
"BJP Yuva Morcha functionaries attacked Kejriwal. One of the attackers is the vice president of BJP Yuva Morcha of Delhi and the second is the general secretary," he said.
The two BJP leaders, who were dancing after attacking Kejriwal, had lost the councillor elections, claimed Bharadwaj.
BJP leader Gupta rubbished the AAP's claims.
"Despite blaming the BJP, no complaint has been filed by the AAP over the alleged attack on Kejriwal, which shows that the party is trying to play the victim card and gain sympathy by trying to defame the BJP before the assembly polls," he said.
The BJP leader said the AAP is worried about the "waning public support" and is attempting to confuse people through such tactics.
The area where Kejriwal was allegedly attacked is not an AAP stronghold and hence, the party "concocted" the story to gain sympathy, Gupta alleged.
