Tension escalated due to repeated disruptions in both houses of Parliament as the BJP-led Center and the Congress-led opposition clashed on Tuesday over Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s comments related to Dr BR Ambedkar.
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Amit Shah said, “It has become a fashion now – Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar.” If he had taken the name of God so many times, he would have got heaven for seven births (It has become a fashion to say Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar. If he had taken the name of God so many times, he would have got a place) Heaven. In).”
The Congress on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks in the Rajya Sabha, which it claimed were an insult to BR Ambedkar. The opposition party also demanded that Shah should apologize publicly and in Parliament for his remarks.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended Amit Shah Congress allegation and said that he has exposed the party’s dark history of insulting the first Law Minister of India. He said the Congress is seriously mistaken if it thinks it can hide its misdeeds over the years.
Meanwhile, the Center introduced ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bill Amid heated arguments with the opposition in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. ONOP has been a long-standing election promise of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
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Parliament Winter Session Live: Anurag Thakur said, Congress always opposed Ambedkar’s ideology for four generations.
BJP leader Anurag Thakur said that Congress has always opposed the ideology of upliftment of lower castes of Dr. BR Ambedkar for four generations. He said that the fourth generation of Nehru, who had himself defeated Ambedkar in the elections, had to hold his picture because Amit Shah had exposed the truth of Congress.
Parliament Winter Session Live: TMC walks out of Rajya Sabha, demands unconditional apology from Amit Shah
Trinamool Congress MPs raised slogans and walked out from the Rajya Sabha in protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr. BR Ambedkar. In a post on X, the party called it a deliberate attack on BJP’s deep contempt for Dalits and demanded an unconditional apology from Amit Shah.
At a time when Parliament is celebrating 75 years of the Indian Constitution, HM @amitshah Showed the audacity to insult Baba Saheb Ambedkar in his Rajya Sabha speech.
Make no mistake, this was not a slip of the tongue; This was a deliberate and despicable attack @BJP4India‘S… https://t.co/7pksMcnPoI
– All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) 18 December 2024
Parliament Winter Session Live: ‘The entire country knows that BJP is against Ambedkar’s ideology’, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress MP and Lok Sabha leader Rahul Gandhi criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr. BR Ambedkar. “They were saying from the beginning that they would change the Constitution. He is against Ambedkar ji and his ideology. Their only work is to destroy the Constitution and the work done by Ambedkar ji. The entire country knows this,” he told reporters.
Parliament winter session live: Lok Sabha also adjourned till tomorrow amid uproar over Ambedkar’s ‘insult’
The lower house of Parliament was also adjourned till tomorrow as opposition MPs raised slogans over Amit Shah’s alleged insult to Dr BR Ambedkar.
Parliament winter session live: Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow amid Ambedkar controversy
Rajya Sabha was adjourned till tomorrow amid uproar by BJP and Congress over Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr BR Ambedkar. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge clashed with BJP leaders Kiran Rijiju and JP Nadda regarding this matter.
Parliament winter session live: Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow amid Ambedkar controversy
Rajya Sabha was adjourned till tomorrow amid uproar by BJP and Congress over Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr BR Ambedkar. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge clashed with BJP leaders Kiran Rijiju and JP Nadda regarding this matter.
Parliament Winter Session Live: JP Nadda accuses Kharge of misleading the House in the name of Ambedkar
BJP national president JP Nadda accused Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge of misleading people over Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr. BR Ambedkar. He said the Congress was using a short clip of Shah’s speech in its rhetoric and attacked the party for insulting Ambedkar and never listening to him.
Parliament Winter Session Live: Kiren Rijiju alleges against Congress, asks what has it done in the name of Ambedkar
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju led the charge against the Congress over the Ambedkar controversy, accusing the grand old party of misleading the nation and asking what it has done in the name of Ambedkar. Responding, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge accused BJP of running an anti-Dalit government and demanded an apology.
Parliament Winter Session Live: Priyanka Gandhi to be part of ‘One Nation, One Election’ JPC
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be part of the JPC that will examine the ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill introduced by the Center on Tuesday.
Parliament winter session live: Proceedings resume amid sloganeering over Ambedkar controversy
Proceedings of both houses of Parliament resumed amid confrontation between BJP and Congress over Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr. BR Ambedkar.
Parliament Winter Session Live: RJD MP Manoj Jha demands apology from Amit Shah for remarks on Ambedkar
RJD MP Manoj Jha said that the entire country is angry with Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s comment on Dr. BR Ambedkar in Parliament yesterday and has demanded his resignation.
‘Congress and its rotten ecosystem’: PM Modi’s sharp attack on Congress on Ambedkar controversy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attacked the Congress over the BR Ambedkar controversy, saying the party is making a ‘serious mistake’ if it thinks it can hide its misdeeds over the years. The Prime Minister also defended Home Minister Amit Shah from Congress’s charge that he insulted BR Ambedkar in his speech in the Rajya Sabha, and said Shah actually exposed the party’s dark history of insulting the architect of the Constitution. .
Parliament winter session live: ‘ONOP bill will bring dictatorship’, says AAP leader Sanjay Singh
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh on Wednesday said the ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill introduced by the Center on Tuesday will “bring dictatorship in the country”. He said that governments will be formed through sabotage and will promote arbitrariness.
Parliament Winter Session Live: Kharge demands Amit Shah’s resignation over remarks on Ambedkar
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on Dr. BR Ambedkar. He said that Shah’s remarks would create turmoil in the entire country as people would not tolerate the insult to Baba Saheb.
Parliament Winter Session Live: PM attacks Congress over ‘malicious lies’ on Ambedkar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress, saying the party is engaged in every possible dirty trick to destroy the legacy of Dr BR Ambedkar and humiliate the SC/ST communities. He also highlighted specific examples of Congress’s “sins” towards Ambedkar.
If the Congress and its rotten ecosystem think that their malicious lies can hide their misdeeds over many years, especially their disrespect towards Dr. Ambedkar, then they are seriously mistaken!
The people of India have seen time and again how a party led by a dynasty…
-Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 18 December 2024
Parliament Winter Session Live: Rahul Gandhi, Kharge and Om Birla meet PM Modi
Congress’ Lok Sabha leader Rahul Gandhi, Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha leader Mallikarjun Kharge met PM Modi amid the uproar over Amit Shah’s remarks on BR Ambedkar. All of the above are members of a committee that recommends the appointment of the Chairperson and members of the National Human Rights Commission. (NHRC)
Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm amid uproar and sloganeering over Kiren Rijiju’s remarks where he attacked Congress for insulting BR Ambedkar.
Parliament winter session live updates: Kiren Rijiju attacks Congress for insulting Ambedkar
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju attacked Congress for insulting BR Ambedkar, saying the party has used his name only for “vote bank politics” and did not give him the Bharat Ratna for many years.
Parliament Winter Session Live: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid uproar
The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday following clashes between the Center and the Opposition. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal objected to Congress MPs carrying photographs of BR Ambedkar, saying the party has always insulted Babasaheb and has no respect for him.
Parliament Winter Session Live: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid uproar
The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday following clashes between the Center and the Opposition. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal objected to Congress MPs carrying photographs of BR Ambedkar, saying the party has always insulted Babasaheb and has no respect for him.
Parliament Winter Session Live: Proceedings begin
Parliamentary proceedings have started in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
Parliament Winter Session Live: JPC to meet Shia Personal Law Board today on Waqf Bill
The Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 is scheduled to meet the All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) on Wednesday to hear their views. This has come to light after the delegation of Darul Uloom Deoband strongly opposed the bill.
Parliament winter session live: Adjournment notice against Amit Shah for remarks on Ambedkar
Congress MP K Suresh said that an adjournment motion has been brought by the party against Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks on Dr BR Ambedkar. “He has insulted Dr. BR Ambedkar and he should apologize for this comment against Dr. BR Ambedkar,” he told ANI.
Parliament winter session live: Rahul Gandhi, other opposition MPs protest over Amit Shah’s remarks on Ambedkar
Lok Sabha leader Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and other opposition MPs protested in the Parliament House complex ahead of the session on Wednesday, criticizing Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on BR Ambedkar. The MPs held up BR Ambedkar’s photographs and accused Shah of insulting the former law minister.
Parliament Winter Session Live: ONOP Bill to be sent to JPC
Sources said Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla may send the newly introduced bills to a joint committee of Parliament for detailed deliberations. The opposition, led by the Congress, has strongly opposed the idea of simultaneous elections.
Parliament Winter Session Live: Center introduces ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bill in Lok Sabha
The BJP-led Center on Tuesday introduced the ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill, which proposes simultaneous elections for both the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. Both bills were introduced, with 269 members voting in favor and 198 against.
