Mayawati calls for statewide demonstration on December 24 against Shah’s Ambedkar statement.

News Mania Desk / Piyal Chatterjee / 21st December 2024

Bahujan Samaj Party Chief Mayawati called for a countrywide protest on December 24 in response to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statements against Babasaheb Ambedkar. In a series of posts on X, Mayawati stated that Shah’s statements had damaged people’s feelings.

“Baba Saheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, the author of the original book in the form of the super-humanistic and welfare constitution for the self-respect and human rights of the Dalits, deprived and other neglected people of the country, is as revered as God. His disrespect by Amit Shah hurts the hearts of the people,” she said.

She further demanded that the Home Minister take back his statement. “People from all sections of society in the country are quite agitated, angry by the words spoken by him in the Parliament regarding such a great man. Ambedkarite BSP has demanded him to take back his statement and repent, which has not been implemented till now,” Mayawati said.

“In such a situation, if the demand is not met, then BSP has talked about raising voice across the country. That is why now the party has decided to hold a nationwide movement on December 24 in support of this demand. On that day, a completely peaceful dharna demonstration will be held at all the district headquarters of the country,” she added.

The BSP Chief asserted that her party is dedicated to Babasaheb Ambedkar who fought hard all his life for the Dalits / Bahujans to stand on their own feet and live with self-respect and got them many legal rights including reservation. “Therefore, if Congress, BJP etc., cannot respect Baba Saheb from their heart, then they should not disrespect him either. The day SC, ST and OBC classes got legal rights in the Constitution due to Baba Saheb, they also got heaven for seven lives,” she added. Shah on Wednesday reportedly said in Rajya Sabha, “If they (opposition) had taken the name of God so many times instead of Ambedkar, they would have got heaven for seven lives.”

On Thursday, Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA alliance MPs protested in the Parliament complex, asking that the Union Home Minister apologize and quit for his statements on former law minister BR Ambedkar. INDIA bloc MPs protested in Parliament when a brawl erupted, injuring two BJP MPs. During the fight in Parliament, two BJP MPs, Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput, were hurt on the head. Both parties have claimed that their party members were pushed about. Furthermore, the Delhi police have issued a FIR against Rahul Gandhi in connection with the event.