The BJP initiated disciplinary action against its Bhopal candidate Pragya Thakur and others for laudatory comments on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse amid nationwide condemnation and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s own declaration that he “would never forgive” Ms. Thakur, but drew a line at expressing regret at offering her a party ticket. The disciplinary action came on a day when Mr. Modi in an interview to News24 TV channel said that he “would never forgive” Ms. Thakur for her comments. “These kinds of statements made about Gandhiji are condemnable and cannot be allowed in a civilised society. She may have apologised, but I shall never forgive her (Ms. Thakur),” he said. He said that this had happened earlier too to his twitter account.

Source: The Hindu May 17, 2019 10:00 UTC