Amit Shah Reacts To Opposition Allegations: Congress Distorts The Facts
After facing criticism and demands for his resignation over his statements in Parliament about Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Home Minister Amit Shah strongly criticised the Congress, accusing the party of distorting facts.
Accusing Congress of being “anti-BR Ambedkar,” anti-reservation, and anti-Constitution, Shah claimed that the grand old party was trying to create a false narrative by misinterpreting facts.”
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“…Since yesterday, Congress has been presenting the facts in a distorted way and I condemn it… Congress is anti-BR Ambedkar, it is against reservation and the Constitution. Congress also insulted Veer Savarkar. By imposing Emergency, they violated all Constitutional values,” Amit Shah said in a press conference which was held after protests erupted across India over his statement.
The controversy erupted after Shah, while addressing the House during the debate on the Constitution yesterday, said that taking Dr. BR Ambedkar’s name had become a “fashion” now. “If they took God’s name so many times, they would have got a place in heaven,” he said.
His remarks sparked the opposition MPs staging a protest outside the Parliament and demanding his resignation for disrespecting the Dalit icon.
Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, asked Shah to apologise to the nation for insulting Baba Saheb Ambedkar. He observed that Shah, through his remarks, had revealed the true mindset of the BJP and the RSS, which is guided by the Manusmriti.
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Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi launched an attack on Congress in response with a six-point thread on the social media platform X, accusing the party of indulging in “every possible dirty trick to obliterate the legacy of Dr. Ambedkar” and “humiliate the SC/ST communities.”
PM Modi accused the party of sidelining Dr. Ambedkar in the past and listed out the BJP-led ruling government’s efforts in fulfilling Ambedkar’s vision by strengthening the SC/ST Act and introducing schemes such as Swachh Bharat, PM Awas Yojana, Jal Jeevan Mission, and Ujjwala Yojana for the marginalised communities.
