Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): To protest against Home Minister Amit Shah’s alleged objectionable remarks about Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, the Congress party workers held a rally at Tower Square on Tuesday. Chanting slogans like ‘Amit Shah, resign’ and ‘Congress will not allow anyone to dishonour Babasaheb,’ the party members marched on foot through the streets, holding photos of Babasaheb.
A memorandum addressed to the President of India was submitted that mentioned that the Congress party is protesting against the inappropriate comments made about Babasaheb and demanding Shah’s resignation and apology. The President was urged to dismiss him from the Cabinet.
Before the rally, flowers were offered at the statue of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar at Tower Square.
During the event, All India Congress Committee secretary Sanjay Dutt said that the party remains steadfast in its commitment to the legacy of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and the Constitution drafted under his leadership. He emphasised that the party is fighting a political and legal battle to ensure that the rights guaranteed by the Constitution are not violated by the ruling government.
Former minister Sajjan Singh Verma said that Home Minister Amit Shah used the Parliament as a platform to insult Dr Ambedkar. Shah made derogatory comments about him, and both he and the BJP have undermined affirmative action and reservation rights granted to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, along with the constitutional framework.
MLA Mahesh Parmar stated that Shah’s comments targeting Dr Ambedkar have hurt the sentiments of millions of Indians and called for his immediate dismissal from the position of Home Minister.
City Congress Committee president Mukesh Bhati, MLA Dinesh Jain Boss and former MLAs Dilip Gurjar, Murli Morwal, Dr Batuk Shankar Joshi, District Congress in-charge Chandar Singh Sondhiya, City Congress in-charge Amit Sharma, Raja Chouksey, Leader of Opposition Ravi Rai along with a large number of Congress leaders and workers participated in the event.
