Hindu Mahasabha urges PM to confer Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar, Mookerjee

New Delhi: “Most likely the announcement of conferring Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar and Syama Prasad Mookerjee will be made on the upcoming Republic Day”, the national president of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha Swami Chakrapani Maharaj said on Monday.

The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha has urged the Prime Minister to give Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar and Syama Prasad Mookerjee.

Swami Chakrapani on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the same.

Speaking to IANS, Swami Chakrapani said, “I have written many times to the Prime Minister that these two should be given Bharat Ratna. They were highly intellectual individuals and were great patriots.”

He said that the BJP had promised to confer the Bharat Ratna to Savarkar and Mookerjee if voted to power for the second time.

Lashing out at the Congress he said, “I don’t expect this to happen in Congress rule though Mookerjee was even made a minister by Jawaharlal Nehru. The party has maligned the names of both the patriots, especially Savarkar, I think only this government can give them the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna.”

Veer Savarkar served the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha as its 15th national president from 1937 to 1942 and Syama Prasad Mookerjee chaired the Sabha as the 16th national president from 1943 to 1944. (IANS)

Delhi Congress leaders pitch for party tickets for children, relatives

New Delhi, Jan 13: Several Delhi Congress leaders are vying for tickets for their children and relatives as at least a dozen of them have asked the party to give tickets to their sons and daughters.

Source says, many leaders have demanded tickets for their children but the high command wants them to contest themselves.

The party is keen to field strong candidates and doesn’t want to contest elections where the message goes that the Congress is not a strong contender.

The Congress is likely to release its first list of candidates in a day or two.

Sajjan Kumar has also pitched for a ticket for his son. Mudit Agarwal, son of J.P. Agarwal, is also hoping for a nomination. Yoganand Shastri’s daughter is also demanding a ticket for herself.

Congress is trying to make a comeback in the city which it ruled for 15 years from 1998 to 2013 under the leadership of late Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The party was reduced to zero in the 2015 Assembly polls as the AAP stormed to power winning 67 of 70 seats in the city, while the BJP won three seats. Even in the 2013 Assembly polls, the Congress got just eight seats, while the debutant AAP managed to win 28 and the BJP won 31. Delhi will vote on February 8 to elect a new government while the counting of votes will take place on February 11. (IANS)

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