Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge on Sunday said that Congress is preparing to organise a public rally under the slogan 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' on January 21 to commemorate 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi becoming the party president.
Addressing the media Kharge said: "Since we could not do it as a mark of respect for Dr (Manmohan) Singh. We postponed it (the public rally) and that's happening on January 21."
He said that the programme to commemorate 100 years of Gandhi's presidency was postponed due to the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and was being organised on January 21.
Kharge added that the public rally was being carried out to send a message to the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the centre.
Taking a dig at Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Karnataka Minister said that no "misinterpretation" or "deviation" from Babasaheb Ambedkar's constitution will be tolerated.
"We had to postpone the public rally 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' which was to send a strong message to the central government that we will not tolerate any deviation from Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar's constitution or any misinterpretation by the BJP, especially Amit Shah," added Kharge, who is the rural development minister of Karnataka.
Earlier, Kharge in his meeting with the Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday made key submissions and requests for guidelines relaxations and approvals under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
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