Savarkar's portrait in UP Legislative Council gallery sparks row
The Hindu
A portrait of Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar in the picture gallery of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council has sparked a row, with Congress MLC Deepak Singh raising an objection and writing a letter to the Chairman seeking its removal.
The portrait was inaugurated by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday.
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