New Delhi, Apr 14: Reiterating Congress' commitment to the policies and beliefs of B R Ambedkar, party president Sonia Gandhi today said the contributions of Mahatma Gandhi and the chief architect of the Indian Constitution cannot be compared to the disadvantage of either. Addressing a function on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti, she accused the alliance partners in the NDA government exploiting Dalits and backward classes in Ambedkar's name.

"It has been the Congress which has protected the economic, social and political interests of these sections by following the path shown by Ambedkar," Gandhi claimed.
Calling Ambedkar an apostle of the people, she said his vision for India was reflected in the constitution he drafted, the dynamics of which have stood India in good stead.

Bureau Report