Cong, SP seek removal of Savarkar's portrait from UP assembly
The Congress and the Samajwadi Party have demanded the removal of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's portrait from the picture gallery of the Uttar Pradesh assembly. "His picture is nothing but an insult to our great freedom fighters," said Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav. "It should be removed immediately and can be placed at the BJP office," Congress leader Deepak Singh added.