The Union Education Minister said that during the Congress-led UPA-2 government’s rule, the NCERT textbook for Class 11 in 2012 included a shameful cartoon showing Pandit Nehru Babasaheb Ambedkar “whipped”.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday slammed the Congress, alleging that it has always hated BR Ambedkar and even included a cartoon in the NCERT textbook showing Jawaharlal Nehru “whipping” Ambedkar. He claimed that Congress’s ‘crocodile tears’ about Ambedkar was just a play.
“Suddenly Congress has got a lot of respect for Babasaheb Ambedkar. For Babasaheb, this magali tear of Congress is just an excuse, there is a big difference between their words and actions. Congress party’s hatred and hatred for Babasaheb is well known,” Pradhan wrote in a post on X.
The Union Education Minister said that during the Congress-led UPA-2 government’s rule, the NCERT textbook for Class 11 in 2012 included a shameful cartoon showing Pandit Nehru Babasaheb Ambedkar “whipped”.
“After strong opposition from the BJP, the then HRD Minister Kapil Sibal apologized and announced a retraction. “Obviously, such a shameful act could not have been done unintentionally, this cartoon filled with hatred towards Babasaheb was released only after approval of the royal family. And in whose hands was the government at that time, the whole country knows,” said Pradhan.
The Union Education Minister said, “These corrupt people who gave themselves ‘Bharat Ratna’ have never given proper respect to Babasaheb and when Hon’ble Prime Minister Modi ji is giving grand honor to Babasaheb Ambedkar ji, Congress party has not digested it.” “The Congress party, which is making political gains in the name of Babasaheb Ambedkar, takes his name only out of compulsion, whereas the truth is that the entire Congress party, from Jawaharlal Nehru to Rahul Gandhi, has always hated Babasaheb,” Pradhan added.
A major political row erupted on Wednesday after the Congress and other opposition parties launched an all-out attack on Shah over Ambedkar’s comments and demanded his sacking, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top BJP leaders rallied in his favour. exposed the “anti-Ambedkar” stance of the Congress.
Competing rallies by opposition and NDA MPs on Ambedkar’s issue led to threats and clashes inside Parliament premises on Thursday, with BJP’s Pratap Sarangi injured in the scuffle amid allegations that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pushed him. were
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