Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) President Prakash Ambedkar. File | Photo Credit: ANI
Babasaheb Ambedkar’s grandson Prakash Ambedkar on Wednesday (Nov 19, 2024) alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on the father of the Constitution reflected the BJP’s “same old mentality”.
Several Bharat Bloc MPs staged a protest at the Parliament premises demanding an apology from Shah for his comments on BR Ambedkar, which they claimed were insulting to BR Ambedkar.
The Congress has also demanded an apology from Shah in public and in Parliament.
“Before the BJP came into being, its forerunners Jana Sangh and RSS opposed Babasaheb while adopting the constitution,” Prakash Ambedkar, head of the Deprived Bahujan Aghadi, told reporters in Pune.
He said that Shah’s statement exposed the old mentality of BJP.
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“There is nothing new in the statement. They are not able to implement their old plans. Not because of Congress, but because of Babasaheb Ambedkar and they will continue to rage,” Prakash Ambedkar said.
Congress general secretary communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh shared a video snippet on X of Shah’s speech in the Rajya Sabha.
Meanwhile, Prakash Ambedkar has demanded compensation of Rs 1 crore to the relatives of Somnath Suryavanshi, who died in judicial custody after he was arrested in the violence in Parbhani city on the charge of insulting the copy of the constitution.
He said that Mr. Shah’s comments should respect God and not BR Ambedkar because respecting the father of the Constitution means accepting freedom of speech.
“Honoring God is as good as accepting it”Humanism‘” he said.
He accused the MVA leaders of seeking votes in the name of Jyotiba Phule, Shahu Maharaj, and BR Ambedkar but did not visit Parbhani.
“The violence in Parbhani was an attempt to create a Godhra-like situation,” he alleged.
The violence was the result of a dispute between two Maratha leaders, he claimed, and announced the formation of a fact-finding committee to expose the culprits.
He said that the passage of the bill to introduce a mechanism for simultaneous elections in the Lok Sabha would mean the end of political parties.
“Congress has only five to six days to take a firm stand on the bills. Failure to take a stand and get the bills passed means the end of political parties. NCP’s stand under Sharad Pawar will be crucial,” added Prakash Ambedkar. .
He said that if the current election bill is passed, it will pave the way to destroy the basic structure of authoritarianism and parliamentary democracy.
published – Dec 19, 2024 at 07:22 pm IST