Prime Minister Narendra Modi is assembly Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge to debate the choice of the following Chairperson for the National Human Rights Commission, sources instructed NDTV Wednesday afternoon. Mr Gandhi and Mr Kharge are members – as Leaders of the Opposition in Parliament – of the committee that’s led by the PM and which can oversee this important appointment.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had been additionally current.
The assembly comes as a fractured and disrupted winter session of Parliament – marked by the introduction of the contentious ‘one nation, one election’ invoice and a stormy debate on the seventy fifth anniversary of the Constitution – enters its remaining 72 hours; the session concludes December 20.
It additionally comes amid livid protests by the Congress and different opposition events over feedback made final night by Mr Shah, in concluding remarks on the talk on the Constitution. The Home Minister ripped into the Congress for repeatedly invoking Dr Ambedkar’s title earlier than and in the course of the debate.
To invoke his title has turn into the “trend”, Mr Shah remarked sarcastically, declaring, “Itna naam agar bhagwan ka lete to saat janmon tak swarg mil jata (…in the event that they took God’s title so many occasions, they’d have gotten a spot in heaven).”
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Mr Shah then mentioned the Congress’ insistence on praising Dr Ambedkar, the architect of India’s Constitution, was at odds with the Dalit icon’s “disagreements” with the Nehru-led Congress authorities of the time. “Ambedkarji mentioned a number of occasions he was not happy with the therapy of Scheduled Castes and Tribes,” Mr Shah claimed to vociferous jeers from the opposition.
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The remarks drew scathing counterattacks from Mr Gandhi, who mentioned, “Those following Manusmriti will naturally fret by Ambedkar”, and Mr Kharge, who mentioned the “insult” had once more confirmed the BJP and its ideological mum or dad, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, had been towards the nation’s pursuits.
This morning, in an indication the ferocity of the opposition social gathering’s protests had maybe unsettled the federal government, the Prime Minister responded to the criticism of his No 2, telling the Congress it was “gravely mistaken” in the event that they thought “malicious lies” may cover its insulting of Dr Ambedkar.
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“People of India have seen, repeatedly, how one social gathering, led by one dynasty, has indulged in each attainable soiled trick to obliterate the legacy of Dr Ambedkar and humiliate SC/ST communities,” he mentioned.
If the Congress and its rotten ecosystem suppose their malicious lies can cover their misdeeds of a number of years, particularly their insult in the direction of Dr. Ambedkar, they’re gravely mistaken!
The individuals of India have seen repeatedly how one Party, led by one dynasty, has indulged in…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 18, 2024
Sharing a video of Mr Shah’s remarks, the PM mentioned the Home Minister had “uncovered the Congress’ darkish historical past of insulting Dr Ambedkar…” “They are clearly stung and shocked by the info he offered, which is why they’re now indulging in theatrics! Sadly, for them, individuals know the reality,” he mentioned.
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