Condemning Amit Shah’s comments on Ambedkar followers, Dalits have called for a Kalburgi bandh on Tuesday.

Leaders of various Dalit organizations attended a meeting at Aiwan-e-Shahi Guest House in Kalaburgi on Thursday to discuss Amit Shah’s comments on Ambedkar in Parliament. | Photo courtesy: Arun Kulkarni

Expressing serious objection to Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his recent remarks in Parliament about BR Ambedkar and his followers, Dalit organizations have called for a Kalaburgi bandh on Tuesday.

Leaders of various Dalit organizations held a meeting at the Aiwan-e-Shahi Guest House here on Thursday and discussed Mr Shah’s comments in Parliament at length before deciding to observe a bandh to condemn Mr Shah’s “intolerance” towards Ambedkar views.

“If Babasaheb Ambedkar had not drafted the Constitution to ensure equal rights for all oppressed communities, Mr. Amit Shah would not be the Union Home Minister today. He was able to rise politically and became the Union Home Minister because of the constitutional provisions made by Dr. Ambedkar. Now, Mr. Shah Dr. .Ambedkar and his followers are spitting venom.We will not tolerate this.All Dalit and like-minded organizations will shut down on Tuesday Senior Dalit leader Vitthal Doddamani told the media after the meeting.

According to the information given by him, thousands of youths of various organizations and Ambedkar followers will gather at Nagreshwar School in Ganj area and take out a rally through the main road to the Deputy Commissioner’s office.

Suryakant Nimbalkar, another leader who participated in the meeting, said that Mr. Shah used Dr. to target his political opponents in Parliament. A gun was placed on Ambedkar’s shoulder.

“If Mr. Shah tries to use Dr. Ambedkar to attack his political rivals, we cannot be silent spectators. The Union Home Minister has truly expressed his hatred for Ambedkar and his followers. It is an insult to communities. All marginalized communities should unite to condemn Mr. Shah’s statement,” he said.

Dalit leader Shravan Kumar Musalgi Dr. He strongly objected to Mr. Shah’s statement about Ambedkar and called upon the people to teach the unapologetic Home Minister a lesson.

Congress-affiliated Dalit leader Renuka Singhe called Mr. Shah anti-national for spreading hatred against Dr. Ambedkar.

“Mr. Shah is a staunch follower of Manusmriti who advocates social inequality and oppression. He is a proponent of Manusmriti which upholds social hierarchy. He said Dr. They have not been able to digest the principles of social equality and exploitation-free society advocated by Ambedkar. Dr. Ambedkar’s followers cannot remain silent when insulting Ambedkar and us. Dr. His comments about Ambedkar are treasonous,” she said.

Hanmanth Bodhankar, another Dalit leader, echoed Mr Shah’s remarks in the words of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the mother body of right-wing organizations in India.

“What Shah said in Parliament was not actually his words. These are the words of the RSS, which works against the socio-economic and political interests of the oppressed and marginalized communities of the country. We can no longer tolerate attacks on Dalits. We have to counter it with a massive movement,’ he said.

Sachin Shirwalkar, Vishal Dargi, Somshekhar Melinamani, Nagendra Jawali, Mallappa Hosmani, Bhimrao Teglatippi, Hanmanth Rao Doddamani, Prakash Mulabharati, Sunil Manpade, Nandappa, Sanjeev Male, Renuka Saradgai, Shahir Bahadde, Shahir Bahadde, Doudamani, D. Santosh Malmane and other leaders were present.