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Amit Shah’s comments come after opposition members created an uproar over his remarks about Ambedkar.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressing a press conference at BJP HQ.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a press conference on the Ambedkar line and accused the Congress of misinterpreting the facts.
The Union Minister’s comments came after the opposition members created a huge uproar over his speech on BR Ambedkar demanding an apology from him. Stating that Shah’s comments were insulting to BR Ambedkar, the Congress party also demanded the Home Minister’s resignation.
Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien on Wednesday moved a motion of privilege against Amit Shah over his remarks about Ambedkar in Parliament.
Congress criticizes Amit Shah
Stepping up the attack on the ruling BJP, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday called Amit Shah’s comments on Ambedkar “unfortunate” and said the saffron party does not believe in the Constitution.
“Yesterday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said something very critical. It is unfortunate that a Dalit, who should be worshiped, is insulted. I am forced to say that these people (the BJP-led NDA government) do not believe in the Constitution,” said Kharge while addressing a press conference.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday defended Shah from the Congress charge that he insulted Ambedkar in his speech in the Rajya Sabha, saying that the Home Minister had actually exposed the “dark history of an old group of insulting” the Constitution maker. .
Responding to Prime Minister Modi’s social media posts accusing the Congress of disrespecting Ambedkar, Kharge questioned the Prime Minister and said Shah should have been expelled from the Cabinet.
“PM Modi made six tweets to defend Amit Shah. What was the need for this? If someone says bad things about BR Ambedkar, he should be removed from the cabinet. But since both (PM Modi and Amit Shah) are very close friends, they support each other’s sins,” he added.
What did Amit Shah say?
The controversy erupted when Amit Shah, speaking during the debate on the Constitution in the Rajya Sabha, said, “Abhi ek fashion ho gaya hai – Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar. Itna naam agar bhagwan ka lete to saat janmon tak swarg mil jata (It has become fashionable to say Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar. If they had taken God’s name so many times, they would have found a place in heaven).