Congress leaders demolish Nathuram Godse’s bust installed by Hindu Sena in Gujarat; 7 arrested

The Hindu Sena claimed they installed the sculpture in the temple premises "to instill a sense of patriotism among today's youth".

Jamnagar: A day after members of a right-wing outfit installed a bust of Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse in Jamnagar in Gujarat, city Congress leaders demolished it on Tuesday, which led to the arrest of seven persons from both sides on charges of promoting enmity, said police.

Godse's bust was installed on Monday in an open ground of a small temple-cum-ashram on the city's outskirts by members of the Hindu Sena, a right-wing outfit led by Jamnagar-based lawyer Pratik Bhatt, said inspector of Jamnagar 'A' division police station, Mahavir Jalu.

Bhatt is among those arrested, he said.