Gujarat on Tuesday saw a rise in the political controversy linked to Dr BR Ambedkar as Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel alleged that the Congress did not try to build a memorial for Ambedkar, instead, only built monuments and named hospitals and roads after Nehru-Gandhi people. the family In response, Gujarat Congress chief spokesperson Manish Doshi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah amid controversy over Shah’s recent comments in Parliament.
In a video released by the Gujarat BJP, the chief minister is heard alleging that the Congress has “always insulted Ambedkar and should apologize unconditionally to the entire country”. The Chief Minister also heard that the Congress did not give Bharat Ratna to Ambedkar. “The Congress did not allow a single monument of Babasaheb (Ambedkar) to be built. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has erected a memorial to Babasaheb in London where he lived; A memorial A memorial was erected at his (Ambedkar’s) residence in Delhi. Monuments have been erected at Diksha Bhoomi in Nagpur and Chaitya Bhoomi in Mumbai. Congress never took steps to build a memorial for Babasaheb. They have only created obstacles,’ the Chief Minister alleged.
He added, “On the contrary, hundreds of monuments were built across the country and hospitals and roads were named after (Jawaharlal) Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. The same Congress is holding a press conference in the name of Babasaheb Ambedkar. Congress should stop this hypocrisy,” he added in the video. He claimed that Ambedkar was forced to resign from the post of Law Minister and that he was ‘defeated’ in the 1952 and 1954 elections as well. Ambedkar said in the election.
Referring to the ongoing controversy and protests related to Shah’s recent statement in the Rajya Sabha about Dr Ambedkar, CM Patel said the Congress has made it a political issue by presenting a small portion of Shah’s speech without giving any context.
The CM also said that the BJP is respecting its opponents too, but those who contributed to nation building. ‘But for the Congress, one family is everything,’ the Chief Minister alleged in the video.
Meanwhile, the Gujarat Congress issued a strong response to the Chief Minister’s comments.
“A person like the Home Minister has spoken disparagingly (about Ambedkar) from the bottom of Parliament. And the BJP is roaring instead of being embarrassed,” Doshi said. “What is very sad is that the Prime Minister sitting at the top is encouraging such activities instead of shutting up or apologizing to his colleague (Shah)…BJP and RSS are against the Constitution and the Congress. “The party and its leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, will continue to fight to save the constitution,” Doshi added.
Doshi claimed that the BJP, leaders and ideologues who are now talking about Babasaheb Ambedkar saying that the constitution should be thrown into the Arabian Sea is the success of the Congress party and the entire country.
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