'Rotten Ecosystem': PM Modi's Attack On Congress As It Corners Amit Shah Over 'Fashion' Remark On Ambedkar

While taking a swipe at the Opposition, Amit Shah had said, "Abhi ek fashion ho gaya hai - Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar."

The Opposition alliance demanded Shah's apology as they lined up in front of the steps of the Makar Dwar of Parliament.

Source : PTI

PM Narendra Modi attacked the Congress after the party cornered Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his "fashion" remarks on BR Ambedkar. INDIA bloc MPs, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, staged a protest in Parliament premises holding images of B R Ambedkar, a day after Home Minister's remarks on him. The Opposition alliance demanded Shah's apology as they lined up in front of the steps of the Makar Dwar of Parliament.

"If the Congress and its rotten ecosystem think their malicious lies can hide their misdeeds of several years, especially their insult towards Dr. Ambedkar, they are gravely mistaken! The people of India have seen time and again how one Party, led by one dynasty, has indulged in every possible dirty trick to obliterate the legacy of Dr. Ambedkar and humiliate the SC/ST communities," PM Modi said in a post on X.

If the Congress and its rotten ecosystem think their malicious lies can hide their misdeeds of several years, especially their insult towards Dr. Ambedkar, they are gravely mistaken!

The people of India have seen time and again how one Party, led by one dynasty, has indulged in…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 18, 2024

What Did Amit Shah Say On Ambedkar?

While taking a swipe at the Opposition, Shah had said, "Abhi ek fashion ho gaya hai - Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar. Itna naam agar bhagwan ka lete to saat janmon tak swarg mil jata (It has become a fashion to say Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar'. If they had taken God's name so many times, they would have got a place in heaven)."

Congress alleged that the remarks show that the BJP and the RSS leaders have a "lot of hatred" for Ambedkar and demanded an apology from him. Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi had said those who believe in Manusmriti will definitely be at odds with Ambedkar.

Kharge in a post on X said, "The ministers of the Modi government should understand carefully that for crores of people like me, Babasaheb Ambedkar is no less than God... He is and will always be the messiah of Dalits, tribals, backward classes, minorities and the poor, Kharge had said in a post in Hindi on X.