Congress To Roll Out Nationwide Protests Against Amit Shah's Remarks On BR Ambedkar

The Congress is set to organize nationwide protests on December 24 (Tuesday) against Amit Shah's remarks.

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Amit Shah Ambedkar Remark Row: The controversy surrounding the remarks of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on BR Ambedkar in the Rajya Sabha doesn't seem to die down soon, as the opposition is making continuous efforts to step up its agitation over it. 

The Congress is set to organize nationwide protests on December 24 (Tuesday) against the remarks of the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader.

All party members of Parliament (MPs) and Central Working Committee (CWC) members are also going to hold press conferences on December 22 (Sunday) and 23 (Monday) on Shah's comments.

General Secretary (Organization) K C Venugopal has issued a circular to all party leaders. In the circular accessed by ANI, it was mentioned that a 'Babasaheb Ambedkar Samman March' will be taken out in every district of the country.

The march will start with garlanding a statue of Ambedkar and will continue till a memorandum is submitted to respect District Magistrates (DM).

In the press conferences, the MPs and CWC members are set to address reporters in their respective constituencies.

During the Parliament winter session, which concluded yesterday, INDIA bloc MPs took out multiple protests since HM Amit Shah's remarks in Parliament on December 18, criticizing Congress for making it a 'fashion' to take Ambedkar's name.

"If they had taken the name of God so many times instead of Ambedkar, then they would have gotten heaven for seven lives," Shah had said.

The grand old party lashed out at the BJP and Shah, demanding an apology and his resignation for his remarks, calling it an "insult" to Ambedkar.

During the protests in Parliament, the BJP took out parallel protests to Congress, in turn accusing the BJP of insulting the legacy of India's first law minister.

Amid the protests of both sides, a face-off took place at the premises of Parliament. The confrontation left two BJP MPs, Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput, injured. Moreover, Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that he was pushed too.

Kharge alleged that BJP MPs pushed him while trying to enter Parliament during a face-off. Addressing a press conference with Rahul Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, who is Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, alleged that Amit Shah interacted with the media without looking at facts about his remarks pertaining to Ambedkar.

"The statements that the government and especially the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are making about Dr. BR Ambedkar are very sad, and he (Amit Shah) addressed the press conference yesterday without looking at the facts. They should look at the facts before abusing Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr. BR Ambedkar," he said.