New Delhi:&nbsp;BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj was on Thursday at&nbsp;the centre of a controversy after describing Mahatma Gandhi's&nbsp;assassin Nathuram Godse as a "patriot", sparking outrage&nbsp;following which he retracted.
The MP from Unnao said, "Godse was an aggrieved person.&nbsp;He may have done something by mistake but was no an anti-national. He was a patriot."
When his remarks triggered a controversy with demands&nbsp;for action, he retracted saying, "I do not consider him a&nbsp;rashtra bhakta (patriot). I might have said something by&nbsp;mistake."
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/dec/Sakshi-Maharaj-m.jpg" alt="BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj" /> BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Hussain Dalwai strongly condemned&nbsp;the alleged efforts to "glorify" Godse and demanded arrest of&nbsp;those involved in such exercise.
"A person who has created an example of non-violence&nbsp;in the world and whom we call 'Father of the Nation' was&nbsp;killed by Nathuram Godse," Dalwai said outside Parliament.&nbsp;
"Now some people are observing Nathuram Godse Shourya&nbsp;Diwas on November 15. It is absolutely wrong and government&nbsp;should arrest them. Why is the government silent on the&nbsp;issue?" he asked.
"Gandhi is accepted by people from all walks of lives&nbsp;including workers, peasants, dalit and women. I have written&nbsp;a letter to the state Chief Minister demanding action against&nbsp;these people," he said.

BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj was on Thursday at&nbsp;the centre of a controversy after describing Mahatma Gandhi's&nbsp;assassin Nathuram Godse as a "patriot", sparking outrage&nbsp;following which he retracted

BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj sparks row by calling Nathuram Godse a 'patriot', retracts later

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