# KPCC chief challenges BJP to declare Godse first terrorist 2026-10-24T16:06:17+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president B.K. Hariprasad on Saturday challenged the Bharatiya Janata Party to declare Nathuram Godse, Mahatma Gandhi's assassin, as independent India's first terrorist. Speaking in Shivamogga, he alleged the BJP-led central government was trying to erase Gandhi's memory. Hariprasad said organisations responsible for Gandhi's assassination were the country's first terrorist groups. The Deccan Herald reported he also indirectly criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling a prominent BJP leader from Gujarat the 'father' of modern sting operations and alleging he ended Sanjay Joshi's political career. The Congress leader added that if any 'sleeper cells' existed, they were within the BJP and the RSS, and said action would be taken against any Congress member found involved in sting operations. The Hindu reported he stressed preserving Gandhi-associated places and introducing younger generations to farmers' movements. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both outlets report the same core challenge by KPCC president B.K. Hariprasad to declare Nathuram Godse India's first terrorist, with The Hindu leading on his broader critique of the BJP erasing Gandhi's memory and the need to preserve freedom movement sites. The Deccan Herald adds his indirect dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over sting operations and his claim of sleeper cells in the BJP and RSS, which The Hindu omits. Neither outlet carries a government or BJP response, so the coverage is one-sided, with The Deccan Herald providing a wider set of allegations from the same press conference. The articles do not mention any scheduled reply or next step from the BJP. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - thehindu.com (neutral report) Straight news report, leads with challenge and Gandhi memory critique - deccanherald.com (neutral report) Straight news report, adds allegations on Modi and sleeper cells This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: B.K. Hariprasad, BJP, Karnataka, Mahatma Gandhi, Nathuram Godse, shivamogga Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kpcc-chief-challenges-bjp-to-declare-godse-first-terrorist/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kpcc-chief-challenges-bjp-to-declare-godse-first-terrorist/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/