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Savarkar issue continues to rock House

The Savarkar issue rocked Parliament for the third consecutive day today, with Shiv Sena and BJP MPs insisting on an 8216;8216;apology14...

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The Savarkar issue rocked Parliament for the third consecutive day today, with Shiv Sena and BJP MPs insisting on an 8216;8216;apology8221; from the government for 8216;8216;insulting8221; Savarkar and demanding the restoration of his quotation that had been been removed from the 8216;8216;Swatantrata Pillar8221; at the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The issue first came up in Lok Sabha during Question Hour with Shiv Sena MPs demanding an apology from Union Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar for his alleged derogatory remarks and decision to remove Savarkar8217;s quotation from the monument at the jail.

Shiv Sena MPs were joined by their BJP brethren in the Well of the House, forcing the Speaker to adjourn proceedings for 15 minutes. Later, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee promised to make a statement at 2 pm. At 2 pm, Mukherjee said the decision to remove the Savarkar plaque had been taken by the Board of Trustees of the IOC.

Objecting to Mukherjee8217;s statement, Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani said most government decisions were taken by individual ministers and not the Cabinet. No decision regarding the construction of a memorial in the Andamans could be taken without government sanction, he added.

The discussion got out of hand when JDU8217;s Prabhunath Singh took the floor. He suddenly lost his temper to a remark made by R.K. Rana RJD and started abusing him. The Speaker adjourned the House for the day.

 

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