Ambedkar row: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has criticised the Congress for allegedly disrespecting BR Ambedkar and neglecting Dalit and underprivileged communities. He accused Congress of orchestrating Ambedkar’s electoral defeat and failing to ascertain memorials in his honor. In distinction, he highlighted the BJP’s efforts to honor Ambedkar’s legacy, together with growing the ‘Panchteerth’, the 5 important websites related to Ambedkar’s life.
Congress amended Structure’s Preamble throughout Emergency
CM additionally claimed that Congress amended the Structure’s Preamble in the course of the Emergency, including phrases like ‘secular’ and ‘socialist,’ which he argues weren’t a part of Ambedkar’s unique imaginative and prescient. Moreover, he asserted that the BJP has persistently labored to uplift Dalits and marginalized communities, contrasting this with Congress’s alleged historical past of neglect and appeasement politics.
“The aim of this press convention is to focus on the unconstitutional and unethical insult being accomplished to Baba Saheb infrequently by the Congress and different opposition events. Baba Saheb performed an essential function in the course of the independence of the nation and the creation of the Structure. Each Indian has a sense of reverence and respect for Baba Saheb. The Bharatiya Janata Occasion has labored to construct the nation of Baba Saheb’s desires. The Bharatiya Janata Occasion has given respect to Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar,” he mentioned.
Congress didn’t need Babasaheb to turn into MP: CM Yogi
The Chief Minister emphasised Ambedkar’s important contributions to India’s freedom wrestle, constitution-making, and shaping unbiased India. He mentioned that Ambedkar has obtained full respect below the management of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and present Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He accused former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of opposing Ambedkar’s inclusion within the Constituent Meeting. He additionally alleged that in the course of the UPA regime, textbooks included a cartoon depicting Ambedkar being flogged, which he described as disrespectful. “Congress has a historical past of insulting Dalits and the underprivileged within the nation, Congress has a historical past of making an attempt to fully cease Dalits and the underprivileged from their rights on the premise of appeasement. Congress introduced the nation to the brink of partition on the premise of appeasement. Jawaharlal Nehru didn’t need Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar to be part of the Constituent Meeting,” he added.
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