Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the Congress of twisting facts and distorting his comments on B R Ambedkar in the Rajya Sabha, asserting that it launched the malicious campaign after the discussion on the Constitution "established" the opposition party as being "anti-Ambedkar and anti-reservation".
Addressing a press conference, Shah said the Congress was left with no answer following the discussion in Parliament. The party, he added, has adopted the tactic of misrepresenting and distorting statements, including those of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and then creating an uproar to mislead people.
He asserted that his address in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday was clear and without any confusion, and is on the record of the House. He said he comes from a party and an ideology that can never insult the architect of the Constitution and his ideas, not "even in dreams".
"What the Congress has done is extremely condemnable. Why did it happen? It happened because BJP leaders spoke on how the BJP governments have always upheld the Constitution and propagated its values. They established with facts that the Congress is anti-Ambedkar, anti-Constitution and anti-reservation," Shah told reporters here.
Asked about Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's demand for his resignation, Shah said in a lighter vein that he will quit if this makes the opposition leader happy but the fact is that it will not end his troubles. He has to remain in his seat, a reference to the Congress being in opposition, for 15 more years, the minister said.
Congress demands Shah's resignation
Congress leaders in Madhya Pradesh, including Leader of Opposition in the assembly Umang Singhar and party's state unit chief Jitu Patwari, on Wednesday strongly objected to Union minister Amit Shah's remarks on social reformer Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.
They demanded an apology from Shah, and alleged that the BJP does not respect Dr Ambedkar and has been trying to change the Constitution.
Led by Singhar, Congress MLAs staged a walkout from the state assembly on the third day of its winter session as a mark of protest against Shah's remarks on Ambedkar and demanded his immediate apology, a statement issued by the LoP office said.
The House also witnessed a ruckus when Singhar passed a certain remark against Shah. To this, the state's parliamentary affairs minister and other BJP members strongly objected, prompting Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar to expunge the comment.
Due to the ruckus, the assembly was adjourned with Congress members raising slogans against Shah in the Well of the House.
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