NEW DELHI: The
Congress on Monday said Prime Minister
Narendra Modi must come to
Parliament and clarify his position on BJP leader
Anantkumar Hegde's "objectionable" remarks on
Mahatma Gandhi.
"They are disparaging the national movement. If PM and the BJP government are sincere about 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi, we demand that PM comes to Parliament and clarifies his position," Congress senior spokesperson Anand Sharma said.
"They are desperate for elections and only to get some votes, they are inflicting deep wounds on the soul of India," he said.
The BJP, Sharma said, is practising the politics of violence and polarisation.