The Hindu Mahasabha built a "temple" to Nathuram Godse, Mahatma Gandhi's killer, in Gwalior on Wednesday, triggering a demand by Congress that the Mahasabha be charged with sedition.

"It is an anti-national act, and punitive action should be taken against the perpetrators. We suspect a well-planned conspiracy behind the burning of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Morena on November 1 and the installation of Godse's statue a fortnight later," said Pradesh Congress chief spokesman K K Mishra.