This comes in after a youth on Republic Day vandalised the life-size statue of Ambedkar in Amritsar by climbing atop it and striking it with a hammer. A video of the incident had gone viral on social media.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Guru Parkash Paswan, speaking at a press conference, lashed out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, questioning why he did not have any answers regarding this unfortunate incident.
Athawale had held a press conference in Amritsar and further demanded that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann should take moral responsibility and resign immediately.
"Bhagwant Mann does not care about the insult of Babasaheb Ambedkar but only cares about saving AAP's government in Punjab. BR Ambedkar's statue is not just a statue, it is an ideology of the creator of the Constitution... He is the faith of not only the Scheduled castes but the entire na
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A youth has vandalised the life-size statue of Ambedkar in Amritsar by climbing atop it and striking it with a hammer on Republic Day on Sunday. A video clip purportedly of the incident also went viral on social media.
"We demand an immediate and unconditional apology from the Government of Punjab for the neglect and mistreatment of Dr Ambedkar's statue in the holy city of Amritsar. We also demand that strict action, without fail, must be taken against the perpetrators of this act," Kharge added.
A call for a Jalandhar Bandh has been called from 9 AM to 5 PM on Tuesday by various organisations in response to the incident in Amritsar on Republic Day, where a youth attempted to damage the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, and the disrespect towards Baba Saheb's Constitution during a protest
On the alleged vandalisation of BR Ambedkar's statue in Punjab's Amritsar on January 26, Athawale said in a video statement, "...Babasaheb Ambedkar's statue is located in the area around Golden Temple. It was vandalised. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's government is responsible for this. I