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.
A massive political row has erupted over Amit Shah's remarks on BR Ambedkar during his speech in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Congress has accused Shah of being anti-Ambedkar and has demanded his resignation.
Union Minister and BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday attacked the opposition for spreading "baseless lies" across the country and said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has exposed the conspiracies orchestrated against Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Rajya Sabha LoP and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remark on Babasaheb Ambedkar demanding an apology from Shah for his remarks during the Constitution debate in the Rajya Sabha.
Amid the Opposition's attack against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on Babasaheb Ambedkar, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday accused the Congress of trying to spread baseless lies in the country.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended Amit Shah's remarks on Babasaheb Ambedkar and said that Shah exposed the Congress' dark history of insulting Ambedkar after which they were clearly stung and stunned by the facts he presented.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday lashed out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on BR Ambedkar, saying that Babasaheb Ambedkar was their "fashion and passion."
In a series of posts on X, PM Modi said that Congress sat in power for years but did nothing to empower the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities.