"Amit Shah hurt Baba Saheb's dignity, should take back these words": BSP chief Mayawati

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 19 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday asked Union Home Minister Amit Shah to take back his remark on the architect of the Indian Constitution Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and said that it has "hurt Baba Saheb's dignity."
"The words used by Amit Shah in the Parliament about the architect of the Indian Constitution and messiah of Dalits and other neglected classes, Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, have greatly hurt Baba Saheb's dignity and existence, and in a way, he has been insulted. Now there is tremendous anger and resentment among his followers in the entire country and he should take back these words and he should also repent for this. Otherwise, his (BR Ambedkar) followers will never be able to forget this, just like the way they haven't been able to forget the misdeeds of Congress towards Dr BR Ambedkar," Mayawati said in a press conference in Lucknow.
Earlier today, INDIA Bloc MPs led by Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi held a protest on Thursday in the Parliament premises and demanded the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Many MPs including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Sanjay Raut, Mahua Majhi, and Ram Gopal Yadav were seen wearing blue clothes as a mark of protest against the Home Minister's remarks.
Samajwadi Party MPs protested against the statement made by Union Minister Amit Shah on Dr BR Ambedkar in Rajya Sabha and demanded an apology from the BJP.
SP MP Dimple Yadav said, "The BJP should apologise for the comments made in Parliament... This proves that the BJP is against the principles of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar."
This criticism followed Union Home Minister Amit Shah's recent remarks in the Rajya Sabha, where Shah reportedly said, "If they had taken the name of God so many times instead of Ambedkar, they would have got heaven for seven lives." (ANI)