In New Delhi, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan criticized the Congress party for allegedly not respecting Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. He said that Congress has always had a negative attitude towards Ambedkar, even mentioning that in a 2012 textbook, there was an unfair cartoon showing Pandit Nehru “whipping” Ambedkar.
Pradhan claimed that the Congress party is now pretending to care about Ambedkar, calling their concern “crocodile tears.” He pointed out that when the BJP opposed the cartoon, the then Education Minister, Kapil Sibal, apologized and agreed to take it out of the book.
Pradhan suggested that such a cartoon could not have been published accidentally and that it was approved by people in charge at that time. He also added that while Prime Minister Modi honors Ambedkar, the Congress party struggles to accept it.
A heated debate took place in Parliament regarding this issue, with opposition parties demanding action against Union Minister Amit Shah for some remarks he made about Ambedkar. Some BJP members were injured during arguments in Parliament, including Pratap Sarangi, who was allegedly pushed by Rahul Gandhi.
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