Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Jun 11: Addressing a press conference here on Friday June 10, Congress leader and former union minister, B Janardan Poojary, came down heavily on the BJP leaders for holding a protest and gyrating to the music at Rajghat in New Delhi. “These leaders have insulted Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, through this act,” he fumed.
Poojary pointed out that Rajghat happens to be one of the most sacred spots of India, and that people from all the countries in the world look upon Rajghat as a sacred place. “The BJP’s act of holding dharna, and Sushma Swaraj’s gesture of dancing there, are highly shameful,” he criticized. He also urged the union government to ban staging of dharnas and protests at Rajghat.
Congress leaders, Harirkishna Bantwal, Kallige Taranath Shetty, and Arun Coelho were present at the press conference.