CM Bhupendra Patel: Congress did not give Bharat Ratna to Ambedkar, insulted him

He further added, “In contrast, hundreds of memorials were built in the entire country and hospitals and roads were named after (Jawaharlal) Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. The same Congress is doing press conferences in the name of Babasaheb Ambedkar. Congress should stop such hypocrisy,” he added in the video while also claiming that Congress forced Ambedkar to resign as the  law minister, and also “defeated” him in the elections of 1952 and 1954. Jawaharlal Nehru even campaigned for Narayan Sadoba Kajrolkar who defeated Ambedkar in the election, he said.

Referring to the ongoing controversy and protests related to the recent statement of Shah in Rajya Sabha on Dr Ambedkar, CM Patel said that Congress is making it a political issue while presenting a small portion of Shah’s speech without giving any context.

The CM also stated that BJP is respecting even those who are its opponents, but who have contributed to nation-building. “But for Congress, only one family is everything,” the Chief Minister alleged in the video.

Meanwhile, Gujarat Congress issued a sharp reaction over the Chief Minister’s remarks.

“A person like the Home Minister has spoken from the floor of Parliament in an insulting manner (about Ambedkar). And the BJP is roaring instead of getting ashamed (of it),” said Doshi.  “What is very sad is that sitting at the top position, the Prime Minister is promoting such activity instead of getting his colleague (Shah) to shut his mouth or asking him to apologise…BJP and RSS have been trying to damage the Constitution and Congress party and its leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi will continue the fight to save the Constitution,” Doshi added.

Doshi claimed that it was a success of Congress party and the entire country that BJP, leaders and ideologues of which had once said that the Constitution should be thrown into Arabian sea, is talking about Babasaheb Ambedkar now.