Godse admirer in MP joins Congress, says he was misled

Congress leaders justified Babulal Chaurasiya’s induction saying they welcomed him as the party believes in forgiving and forgetting

Published on: Feb 25, 2021, 13:29:51 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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A corporator, who was involved in building Nathuram Godse’s temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior and has been paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin on his birth anniversary for three years, joined the Congress in the presence of former chief minister Kamal Nath on Thursday.

Congress leaders justified Babulal Chaurasiya’s induction saying they welcomed him as the party believes in forgiving and forgetting. “Chaurasiya was an active member of the Congress. He decided to return to the party...we welcomed him because our party leaders are like Rahul Gandhi, who has even forgiven the murderer of his father to give them a chance...” said Congress’s Gwalior lawmaker Praveen Pathak.

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Chaurasiya claimed the Hindu Mahasabha misguided him and forced him to attend programmes to pay the tributes to Godse.

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rajneesh Agrawal said they have nothing to do with Hindu Mahasabha and their leaders. “Now, the truth has come out that it was a Congressman who hatched the conspiracy to malign the image of BJP-led state government [by glorifying Godse].”

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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