Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday made a scathing attack on Home Minister Amit Shah for his alleged insult of BR Ambedkar during the address to Rajya Sabha.

Kharge called Shah’s remarks in the Parliament on Tuesday an “insult” to Ambedkar and attacked him for taunting the opposition leaders in the house.

The Congress leader also hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for defending Shah and dared him to remove the Home Minister from the cabinet for the alleged insult. 

“The Prime Minister instead of reprimanding him (Amit Shah)… he is defending him and posted 6 tweets. What was the need to that,” Kharge questioned.

#WATCH | Delhi: On Union HM’s speech in RS during Constitution debate, Rajya Sabha LoP and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge says “…These people do not believe in the Constitution. They talk about Manusmriti…PM Modi made 6 tweets to defend Amit Shah. What was the need for… pic.twitter.com/5m0k28N9Zw

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“If someone says anything wrong about Baba Saheb (Ambedkar), he should be removed from the cabinet. But they both are good friends. They support each other’s misdeeds,” the Congress chief added.

#WATCH | Delhi: On Union HM’s speech in RS during Constitution debate, Rajya Sabha LoP and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge says, “Our demand is that Amit Shah should apologize and if PM Modi has faith in Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar then he should be sacked by midnight… He has… pic.twitter.com/uKoMZqj8F4

— ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2024

The Congress chief demanded that Amit Shah should be sacked by midnight and tender an apology.
 
“Our demand is that Amit Shah should apologize and if PM Modi has faith in Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar then he (Shah) should be sacked by midnight… He has no right to remain in the cabinet, he should be sacked only then people will remain silent, otherwise, people will protest. People are ready to sacrifice their lives for Dr BR Ambedkar,” Kharge added.