A controversy has erupted in Bengaluru on May 28 as members of the Congress student wing, NSUI, smeared black ink on the image of Veer Savarkar on a flyover named after the Hindutva ideologue. The incident took place in Yelahanka, where NSUI members protested and blackened the name board, demanding the flyover be renamed after a freedom fighter rather than Savarkar. In response, BJP members protested and demanded the arrest of NSUI members, garlanding the Savarkar signboard in defiance. The incident has sparked a political row between the Congress and BJP in Karnataka.
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The signboard of the flyover named after Hindutva ideologue #VeerSavarkar in Yelahanka was smeared with black ink on Tuesday. (@sagayrajp) https://t.co/MYAMylUNX5
Members of #NSUI protested in Bengaluru,blackened the name board of #VeerSavarkar flyover demanding flyover to be named after a freedom fighter,not Savarkar. Later #BJP protested & demanded arrest of NSUI members.They garlanded Veer Savarkar board. @NSUIKarnataka @BJP4Karnataka https://t.co/cGT3yC9Vpv
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