Elevating the warmth on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP authorities, Congress president and Chief of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge Wednesday requested the PM to take away Union Minister Amit Shah earlier than midnight over his remarks on Dr B R Ambedkar throughout a debate in Rajya Sabha.
Whereas addressing a press convention on the AICC headquarters, Kharge mentioned, “We wish an apology from Amit Shah. And we would like Modiji to take away him earlier than 12 midnight if he has any respect for the Structure. Solely then, will individuals can be quiet… In any other case, there are people who find themselves prepared to present their life for Babasahab. There isn’t a query of caste. Ambedkar is for all”.
“I say to the PM that you probably have any house for Babasahab, then take away Amit Shah ji instantly. If not, then all you say about Ambedkar ji is drama. Our first demand is the elimination of Amit Shah, and the second is an apology. And if not, then Modiji ought to take away him,” mentioned the Congress chief.
Kharge’s feedback got here after the Prime Minister criticised the Opposition, which has accused Amit Shah of insulting Ambedkar throughout his speech in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, saying the “rotten ecosystem of the Congress and its malicious lies can not cover its misdeeds”. In a sequence of posts on X, PM Modi additionally listed the “Congress’ sins” in direction of Ambedkar.
In his speech Tuesday night, Amit Shah mentioned it was a brand new vogue as of late to chant the title of Ambedkar and listed the Congress’ “injustices” in direction of him.
Referring to Shah’s speech, Kharge mentioned, “Yesterday, our Amit Shah ji mentioned one thing which was condemnable. It’s unlucky … He taunted whereas Opposition events… He mentioned if we had taken God’s title so many instances, we’d have gotten heaven in seven lives”.
“They don’t consider within the Structure. After they discuss of heaven and hell, it’s from Manusmriti… That is their pondering. And their ideologues additionally mentioned the identical issues. It’s like faculty schooling and so they observe it. Additionally they say the Congress insulted Dr Ambedkar. I’ve mentioned in Home that how they’ve tried to demean Nehru ji and Gandhi household,” mentioned Kharge.
The Congress president mentioned “Modi sahab is defending him via a sequence of posts on social media” as a substitute of “checking him and telling him this was not proper and why he mentioned so…” “What was the necessity? If somebody says one thing fallacious about Babasaheb, he ought to have been faraway from Cupboard. They’re deep associates. And if one among them sins, the opposite helps them. I wish to know from Modi ji that the Structure you’re saying is pious. They by no means revered the Structure,” mentioned Kharge.
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