Now, Hindu Mahasabha to observe Godse's hanging date as 'balidan diwas'

October 19, 2015 14:40

The Hindu Mahasabha has announced that it wants to commemorate November 15 -- the day Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse was hanged -- as 'balidan diwas'.

The Mahasabha had last year declared that it will build temples in honour of Godse who was hanged in Ambala jail on November 15, 1949.

As per a newspaper report, Mahasabha president Chandraprakash Kaushik has drawn up plans to observe 'balidan diwas' all across the country.

"Godse was much more patriotic than Gandhi. I am very sure several people in the country think so. 'Balidan diwas' should be a day for the countrymen to sit and think why Godse killed Gandhi," Kaushik told The Economic Times.

Among the other plans, students will enact plays on Godse's life.

Members will also read out Godse's speech during the trial and distribute copies of 'Gandhivadh Kyon', a book written by Gopal Godse, Nathuram Godse's younger brother.

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