Amit Shah
Congress distorted my statement is Rajya Sabha: Amit Shah on Ambedkar row
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday refused to resign and targeted the Congress and said the grand old party of the country distorted his remarks on architect of Indian Constitution BR Ambedkar.
Addressing a press conference amid a spiralling row over his remark on Ambedkar, Shah said: "My statement in the Rajya Sabha was distorted and misrepresented to the public."
"The Congress party has a tendency to distort statements and create unnecessary uproar," he said launching a scathing attack on the Congress.
Shah said: "They previously edited a statement made by PM Modi and made it public. During the elections, my statement was also edited using AI technology and broadcast across the country."
Congress demands Modi to sack Shah
The Congress on Wednesday demanded PM Narendra Modi to remove Union Home Minister Amit Shah by midnight if he has faith on BR Ambedkar.
अगर नरेंद्र मोदी के मन में बाबासाहेब के प्रति थोड़ी भी श्रद्धा है तो रात 12 बजे से पहले अमित शाह को उनके पद से बर्खास्त करें।
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) December 18, 2024
अमित शाह ने कहा कि “आप लोग जितनी बार आंबेडकर का नाम लेते हैं, इतनी बार अगर भगवान का नाम लेते तो आपको सात जन्मों तक स्वर्ग मिल जाता”
BJP-RSS के लोग… pic.twitter.com/Sz1VpwJ4VV
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge slammed Shah over his remarks on Ambedkar and told reporters during a press conference: "If Modi has a little bit of respect for Ambedkar then he should remove Amit Shah by midnight."
What did Amit Shah say?
The controversy erupted when Shah was replying to the Constitutional debate in Rajya Sabha and said it had become a 'fashion' for the Opposition to take Ambedkar's name.
The Congress has put up an X post where Shah was heard saying, "It has become a fashion to take the name of Ambedkar. If they (Congress) had taken the name of God that many times, they would have been in heaven for the next seven lives."
"अभी एक फैशन हो गया है- अंबेडकर, अंबेडकर, अंबेडकर, अंबेडकर, अंबेडकर..
— Congress (@INCIndia) December 17, 2024
इतना नाम अगर भगवान का लेते तो सात जन्मों तक स्वर्ग मिल जाता."
अमित शाह ने बेहद घृणित बात की है.
इस बात से जाहिर होता है कि BJP और RSS के नेताओं के मन में बाबा साहेब अंबेडकर जी को लेकर बहुत नफरत है.
नफरत… pic.twitter.com/zXkefmGkLI
Posting the clip, the Congress said, "Amit Shah has said something very disgusting. This shows that the BJP and RSS leaders have a lot of hatred for Baba Saheb Ambedkar. The hatred is such that they are even irritated by his name.
Modi reacts
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday came out in support of Shah and lashed out at the Congress for allegedly spreading lies.
Modi posted 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!"
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!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 18, 2024
The people of India have seen time and again how one Party, led by one dynasty, has indulged in…
"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.
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