BJP will pay for attack on statute, BR Ambedkar, says Congress

NEW DELHI: Congress led by Rahul Gandhi on Friday reiterated its demand that home minister Amit Shah "apologise and resign" for "insulting" B R Ambedkar in Parliament, warning that BJP and its leadership will pay a heavy price for its attack on the Constitution and its framer. It also demanded that PM Narendra Modi apologise for associating himself with Shah's remarks. Pramod Tiwari and Gaurav Gogoi, Congress's deputy leaders in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha, said Shah's remarks have proved that had BJP won 400 seats in the parliamentary polls, Ambedkar's Constitution would have been replaced by BJP's constitution.

They alleged that Modi's support for Shah's remarks shows the "hatred" they have for Ambedkar. No matter how much Shah "tries to hide those 12 seconds of video", it is with the citizens, and BJP will pay a heavy price for it, they warned. Gogoi said Rahul Gandhi will not be intimidated by a "false" FIR filed by BJP, accusing the governing party of creating a distraction from the focus on Shah who has riled followers of Ambedkar and the Constitution.



Soon after the scuffle on Parliament premises on Thursday, in which BJP MPs Pratap Sarangi from Odisha and Mukesh Rajput from UP were injured, BJP and Congress leaders filed police complaints against each other. The opposition led by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge held a protest at Vijay Chowk and marched to Parliament, ahead of the convening of the two Houses on Friday. MPs carried portraits of Ambedkar and raised slogans lauding him, and condemning Shah.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed BJP for the FIR against Rahul, saying, "The entire country is watching, they have slapped several cases on Rahul Gandhi. They bring in new FIRs and lies..

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