A chaotic session of Parliament, with MPs hospitalised, FIRs lodged, and the BJP and opposition fighting over one name – the architect of the Indian Constitution, B.R. Ambedkar.
The parties are grappling with the issue, each claiming to be the bigger successor of Ambedkar's legacy. At the center of the debate this time is a comment by Home Minister Amit Shah. “ 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 a fashion to say Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar’. If they took god’s name so many times, they would have got a place in heaven).” These remarks by Shah on Dr.
BR Ambedkar, in his Rajya Sabha speech, have become a fresh flash point between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition INDIA Bloc. BY Krishna Mohan Lal The Congress-led opposition has labelled Shah's comments an insult to BR Ambedkar and demanded his resignation or removal. Some Dalit groups also announced plans for demonstrations nationwide.
Responding to the backlash, Amit Shah accused the Congress of “twisting” his remarks and sharing “misleading” videos. Ever since coming to power in 2014, the BJP has tried to consolidate the Dalit vote and reverse its upper-caste image by appropriating the legacy of BR Ambedkar. Supporting Droupadi Murmu as the first tribal woman President of India was one such step.
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