Savarkar among 3 portraits cleared for Delhi Assembly

The General Purposes Committee of the Delhi Assembly, chaired by speaker Vijender Gupta, on Wednesday unanimously adopted a proposal to honour three national icons—Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, and Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya—by installing their portraits in the Delhi Vidhan Sabha premises.

- Snehil Sinha

NEW DELHI:

The decision followed a proposal submitted by committee member and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Abhay Verma.

The committee said the resolution recognised the trio's contributions to India's freedom struggle, social reform, and educational renaissance.

"The unanimous decision taken by the General Purposes Committee not only pays tribute to the immense contributions of Veer Savarkar, Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, and Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, but also reflects the Assembly's collective resolve to preserve democratic ideals and promote a deep-rooted sense of national pride, cultural heritage, and civic responsibility among the people of Delhi," speaker Gupta said.