West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today slammed the Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on B.R. Ambedkar.
“The mask has fallen! As Parliament reflects on 75 glorious years of the Constitution, HM @AmitShah chose to TARNISH this occasion with DEROGATORY remarks against Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, that too in the temple of Democracy,” she posted on X (formerly Twitter).
“This is a display of BJP’s CASTEIST and ANTI-DALIT mindset. If this is how they behave after being reduced to 240 seats, imagine the damage they would’ve inflicted if their dream of 400 seats had been realised. They’d have rewritten history to entirely erase Dr. Ambedkar’s contributions,” she alleged.
Attacking the BJP, Mamata Banerjee added: “HM Amit Shah’s remarks are an insult to the millions who look up to Babasaheb for guidance and inspiration. But what else can you expect from a party that has internalised HATE and BIGOTRY?”.
The Chief Minister reiterated that Ambedkar deserved to be respected.
“Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar is the Father of the Constitution, this outrageous remark is not only an outright attack on him but all members of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution, which symbolised India’s unity in diversity with members from all castes, creeds, ethnicities, and religions,” Mamata said.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today slammed the Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on B.R. Ambedkar.
Sharing her post, the Trinamool Congress alleged that Shah’s remark wasn’t a slip of the tongue but was deliberate.
“At a time when the Parliament is observing 75 years of the Indian Constitution, HM @AmitShah showed the audacity of insulting Babasaheb Ambedkar in his Rajya Sabha speech,” the Trinamool Congress posted on X. “Make no mistake, it wasn’t a slip of tongue; it was a deliberate, vile attack rooted in @BJP4India’s deep-seated contempt for the Dalit community.
This is the true face of a Party that thrives on CASTE SUPREMACY, SOCIAL DIVISION, and HATRED,” it alleged.
