Forward of Union House Minister Amit Shah’s go to to Tripura, the state Congress on Thursday held a protest at Agartala over his remarks on Dr B R Ambedkar in Parliament and burnt his effigy. Shah will go to Tripura for the 72nd plenary session of the North Jap Council (NEC) beginning Saturday.
Thursday’s protest was a part of a sequence of agitations organised by the Congress in opposition to Shah’s remarks within the Rajya Sabha in the course of the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, with the get together saying he had insulted the architect of the Structure. Reducing throughout get together traces, the Opposition has additionally demanded that Shah be faraway from the Cupboard.
“Abhi ek trend ho gaya hai — Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar… Itna naam agar bhagwan ka lete toh saat janmon tak swarg mil jata (There’s a trend as of late — Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar… Had you chanted the title of God these many instances, you’ll have been blessed with heaven in seven births),” Shah had mentioned on Tuesday.
Tripura Congress president Ashish Kumar Saha, MLA Sudip Roy Barman and others carried placards and posters of Ambedkar whereas holding a protest rally at Agartala and raised slogans in opposition to Shah.
Talking to reporters, Barman levelled related allegations in opposition to Shah, saying, “He (Shah) insulted B R Ambedkar and thousands and thousands of Indians who maintain religion within the Structure. We demand he instantly withdraw his feedback and difficulty a public apology.” Dedication to Ambedkar is “not a trend” for Congress, however as an alternative, the grand previous get together has at all times stood by his ideas, Barman added.
Saha mentioned Congress is holding protests in opposition to the BJP’s “unconstitutional agenda” inside and outdoors Parliament. He additionally accused the BJP of shifting to exchange the Structure with the Manusmriti. “Amit Shah should resign and difficulty a public apology to the individuals of the nation for his shameful assertion,” Saha added.
A number of leaders, together with Mamata Banerjee, M Okay Stalin, Siddaramaiah, Arvind Kejriwal, Akhilesh Yadav and so on, have condemned Shah’s remarks.
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