Noted historian Irfan Habib Monday accused the BJP-led central government of reducing the stature of Mahtama Gandhi to that of a "senior sanitary inspector" in pursuance of its Swachh Bharat mission, and said, people must celebrate his legacy as the father of the nation.
Habib, 87, was addressing a gathering of historians, scholars, artists, students and others at a lecture organised by SAHMAT here to mark the 150th birth anniversary year of Gandhi.
"Today, the BJP government in the country is treating the father of the nation as a senior sanitary inspector. I think, it's time we celebrate his legacy as the father of the nation," he said, referring to the use of Gandhi's imagery as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission
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