New Delhi Jan 31 (IANS) Amid BJP s opposition to putting up of Tipu Sultan s portrait in the Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel on Wednesday said it wouldn t be removed "at any cost" and accused the party of creating controversies.
"Won t remove the portrait at any cost. (The) BJP always creates controversies " Goel said during an official meeting here.
On Friday Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal unveiled the portraits of 70 personalities who played a vital role in nation-building and contributed to the country s freedom struggle.
These national heroes include freedom fighters Ashfaqulla Khan and Bhagat Singh Birsa Munda Rani Chennamma and Subhas Chandra Bose.
The portraits are two-and-a-half-feet long and one-and-a-half-feet wide and carry a brief description of the personality and their contribution to the country. These will be installed in Assembly galleries.
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa took exception to Tipu Sultan s picture on the Assembly premises and urged the Speaker to order its removal.
The MLA alleged that Tipu Sultan was a "tyrant who forced four lakh Hindus and Christians to convert".
--IANS
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