Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of harbouring hatred and anger towards BR Ambedkar during a Rajya Sabha speech on Thursday. The remarks came less than a day after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP-RSS combine of ‘attacking’ the Constitution and trying to ‘hoodwink people by a show of deference towards Dalit icons’.
“It is well documented how much anger and hatred Congress had towards Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar. They never considered Baba Saheb worthy of the Bharat Ratna award… made all efforts to defeat him twice in Lok Sabha polls. But today due to compulsions they are having to raise the Jai Bheem slogans,” he said.
(With inputs from agencies)
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