Recently, prominent BJP leader Mahanand Asnodkar was booked and warned by Goa Police for openly threatening well-known Goan activist Swapnesh Sherlekar. This is a very serious offence by a senior BJP leader. I would like to know what action BJP president Damu Naik will take against such behaviour, which is unacceptable if India is to be seen as a proper democracy.
After the brutal attack on Rama Kankonkar, the BJP president made tall claims that the government would act strongly against any attack on activists. Now, the action or inaction against Mahanand Asnodkar will show whether the BJP is serious about protecting activists or encouraging those who issue threats. In my view, he should be dismissed and permanently banned from the BJP by its president, Damu Naik.
