"Such an insult to Dr Ambedkar will not be tolerated by India": Priyanka Gandhi Vadra condemns Amit Shah's remarks on Ambedkar
New Delhi: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday condemned Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks about Dr Ambedkar, asserting that such insults would not be tolerated in India.
Speaking to the media, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, "They know that their true sentiments for Ambedkar ji have come out. So, they are now scared of the Opposition because we are raising this issue. National interest is related to this matter. Our Constitution has been given by Ambedkar ji, the people of this country and our freedom struggle. Such insult to him will not be tolerated by India."
She also accused the BJP-led Central government of being scared to discuss the Adani matter.
"This Government is scared. This Government is scared to have a discussion on Adani matter. It is scared of having any discussion," she said.
The Congress MP from Wayanad also condemned the BJP for registering a complaint with the Delhi Police against Rahul Gandhi for "assault and incitement" saying that the Central Government in its desperation lodged "false" and "baseless" FIRs.
"This is the Government's desperation. They are so desperate that they are lodging false FIRs. Rahul ji can never push anyone. I am his sister, I know him. He can never do such a thing. Frankly, the country knows this too. The country is watching how desperate they are that they are lodging baseless FIRs.These are all distractions," she said.
On Thursday, both the NDA and INDIA bloc MPs staged a protest in Parliament premises when a scuffle broke out between the two sides, injuring two BJP MPs.
BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi alleged that he was injured after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pushed another MP, who then fell on him. Sarangi claimed that he was standing near the stairs when another member of Parliament (MP) fell on him, leading to an injury on his head. He was rushed for treatment in an ambulance.
"I was standing near the stairs when Rahul Gandhi came and pushed a fellow MP. That MP fell on me, causing me to fall as well," Sarangi told reporters.
Following the incident, a political row between BJP and Congress started, with leaders of both parties filing cross-complaints over the alleged scuffle on the Parliament premises.
BJP MPs, led by Anurag Thakur, lodged a complaint with the Delhi Police against Rahul Gandhi for "assault and incitement."
Shortly after, a delegation of Congress MPs, including women MPs, approached Parliament Street Police, accusing BJP leaders of misbehaving with Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge during a scuffle in the Parliament premises.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in his defence, said that he was trying to get inside the Parliament when he was also pushed and threatened by the BJP MPs who were protesting near the entrance. He also alleged that Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge was also pushed.
"This might be on your camera. I was trying to go inside through the Parliament entrance, but BJP MPs were trying to stop me, push me, and threaten me. This has happened. Yes, this has happened (Mallikarjun Kharge being pushed)," Rahul Gandhi told reporters.
