New Delhi, December 18
The Congress and other opposition parties gathered in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha today to create an uproar over the remarks made by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah with reference to Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, after which the proceedings of both the Houses were adjourned. The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm just two minutes after it started. As soon as the House convened, the opposition parties started a ruckus. They raised slogans of ‘Jai Bheem’.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal targeted the Congress and said that the Congress always disrespected Babasaheb and defeated him in the elections. He said, “These people always disrespected Babasaheb. We have always respected him.” Meghwal said that because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s works related to Babasaheb, these people are forcibly taking Babasaheb’s name. As the uproar continued in the House, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla adjourned the proceedings of the House till two in the afternoon. The Congress and opposition parties alleged that Shah disrespected Babasaheb during his address in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The main opposition party also released a video of Shah’s address, in which the home minister can be heard taunting the opposition, saying, “Now it’s become fashionable… Ambedkar, Ambedkar….” If you take this much name of God, you will get heaven for seven births.