Maharashtra: Mahatma can't be compared with anyone, says Congress on Amruta's 'two fathers of the nation' remark

Maharashtra: Mahatma can't be compared with anyone, says Congress on Amruta's 'two fathers of the nation' remark

Amruta Fadnavis, the wife Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday termed prime minister Narendra Modi as "the father of new India" at an event in Nagpur.

ANIUpdated: Thursday, December 22, 2022, 06:56 PM IST
article-image
Amruta Fadnavis | Twitter/ Amruta Fadnavis

Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Thursday said that Mahatma Gandhi cannot be compared with anyone and took a jibe at the BJP's 'New India.'

"Father of the nation can't be compared with anyone. Their (BJP) 'new India' is only about making a few friends super-rich while the rest of the population remains downtrodden and hungry. We don't need this 'new India," Patole said.

"If they want to make Modi ji 'Father of the Nation' of new India just for few rich businessmen then let them make. I congratulate them for the same," Patole said.

Amruta's controversial remark

The Maharashtra Congress chief's remarks came after Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of the state's deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday termed prime minister Narendra Modi as "the father of new India" after she was asked about a 2019 tweet in which she called him 'the father of our country."

"We have two 'rashtra pita'. Narendra Modi is the father of New India and Mahatma Gandhi is the father of the nation of earlier times," Amruta said during a program in Nagpur where she was invited as the chief guest.

Senior Congress leader Pramod Tiwari also hit out at the remarks made by the wife of the state's deputy chief minister.

"There can be two fathers in BJP but not in the country. There'll be only one Father of Nation..." Tiwari said.

Mentioning that Amruta Fadnavis was the wife of five times Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, he said, "Amrita spoke what was present in the heart of the BJP. The BJP and its organization are worshipers of Godse." He alleged that the BJP and its organizations were filled with hatred for Gandhi and Congress.

"This is not just an insult to Gandhi but to the entire nation. This theory was that of the BJP and not the nation," he told ANI.

RECENT STORIES

Mumbai: 60% Work Completed On Sewri-Worli Connector; Parallel Bridge Planned To Ease Traffic Woes In...

Mumbai: 60% Work Completed On Sewri-Worli Connector; Parallel Bridge Planned To Ease Traffic Woes In...

Mumbai Rains Update: City Braces Overcast Skies Today; IMD Predicts Light To Moderate Rainfall...

Mumbai Rains Update: City Braces Overcast Skies Today; IMD Predicts Light To Moderate Rainfall...

Mumbai Accident: Speeding BEST Bus Crashes Into Seized Truck In Goregaon, 5 Injured; Visuals Surface

Mumbai Accident: Speeding BEST Bus Crashes Into Seized Truck In Goregaon, 5 Injured; Visuals Surface

World Fisheries Day 2025: Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane Directs Officials To Launch...

World Fisheries Day 2025: Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane Directs Officials To Launch...

Maharashtra News: 'Decisive Steps Taken For Widening Of Hatlot Ghat Road Connecting Ratnagiri And...

Maharashtra News: 'Decisive Steps Taken For Widening Of Hatlot Ghat Road Connecting Ratnagiri And...