Parliament Winter Session : INDIA bloc MPs, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, staged a protest in Parliament premises holding images of B R Ambedkar, a day after Home Minister's remarks on him. The Opposition alliance demanded Shah's apology as they lined up in front of the steps of the Makar Dwar of Parliament. VIDEO | Opposition leaders protest inside Parliament premises against Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on Dr.
BR Ambedkar during his speech in Rajya Sabha yesterday. #ParliamentWinterSession2024 (Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvrpG7 ) pic.
twitter.com/rpKIpJrqZT — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 18, 2024 They raised slogans such as 'Jai Bhim', 'Sangh ka Vidhan nahi chalega' and 'Amit Shah maafi maango'. While taking a swipe at the Opposition, Shah had 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 a fashion to say Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar'. If they had taken God's name so many times, they would have got a place in heaven)." Congress hit back at Shah and alleged that the remarks show that the BJP and the RSS leaders have a "lot of hatred" for Ambedkar and demanded an apology from him.
Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi had said those who believe in Manusmriti will definitely be at odds with Ambedkar. Kharge in a post on X said, "The ministers of the M.