City Congress opposes play on Nathuram Godse

Vadodara | Friday | 23rd February, 2018

Summary:

It is also an attempt to tarnish the image of Gandhi,” said Prashant Patel, city Congress president. Vadodara: Congress leaders in the city have threatened to aggressively protest against a play on Nathuram Godse that will be staged at Sir Sayajirao Nagar Gruh on Sunday.The party has alleged that show ‘Hey Ram Nathuram’ glorifies Godse who had assassinated Mahatma Gandhi.The play organizers, however, slammed the Congress for trying to suppress their freedom of expression.“The play on Godse will disturb the peaceful atmosphere in the city. “This play is about views of both Gandhi and Godse. This play has been staged 1,000 times in Maharashtra without any issues.”He added that the show is houseful and they have sought police protection on the day of the play. In fact, the play ends with Godse being hanged..