Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 24: Congress should offer an unconditional apology to the entire nation for the disrespect shown to Babasaheb Ambedkar by its leaders and Pandit Nehru, stated Sunil Sharma, Leader of Opposition, J&K Legislative Assembly while addressing a press conference at party Headquarters, Trikuta Nagar,here, today.
Sunil Sharma, Leader of Opposition, J&K Legislative Assembly and general secretary, J&K BJP was flanked by Shakti Raj Parihar, MLA and vice-president, J&K BJP and Dr. Devinder Kumar Manyal, MLA and general secretary, J&K BJP. Balbir Ram Rattan, former VC and Dr. Pardeep Mahotra, media secretary, J&K BJP .
Suni Sharma said that whenever a Minister resigns from the Council, he is given an opportunity to speak in the House. However, after Dr. Ambedkar’s resignation, he was not allowed to address the House. In his resignation letter, Babasaheb Ambedkar expressed strong criticism of then PM Jawahar Lal Nehru. This is why the Congress never made Babasaheb’s resignation letter public, he added.
He said the Congress party has consistently disrespected, mocked and humiliated Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar.
The Congress party never awarded the Bharat Ratna, Padma Bhushan, or Padma Shri to Dr Ambedkar. However, they honoured Narayan Sadooba Kajrolkar, who had defeated Babasaheb in an election, with the Padma Bhushan. Pt Nehru had also campaigned in Kajrolkar’s favour. This highlights the true nature of the Congress Party, he added.
Commenting on recent Rahul Gandhi episode he said leader of Oppossiton in Lok Sabha pushed and shoved, causing MPs to fall and get injured, even requiring hospitalization, shows the mindset of Congress party which has resorted to physical means after failing in debates.
In Madhya Pradesh, during BJP Chief Minister Sundar Lal Patwa’s tenure, a memorial was constructed at Babasaheb’s birthplace. Former Prime Minister, Chandrashekhar had approved land for the Ambedkar Center in Delhi, but the Congress party prevented its construction. Ambedkar Center was completed only under Narendra Modi Government. The Modi Government also created a memorial in London where Babasaheb lived, established a memorial at his residence in Delhi and developed memorials at Deeksha Bhoomi in Nagpur and Chaitya Bhoomi in Mumbai.
Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru wrote a letter to Edwina Mountbatten expressing his relief at Babasaheb Ambedkar no longer being in the Cabinet. A party with such a mindset and history now claiming to honour Babasaheb is utterly shameful. The Congress party must put an end to this hypocrisy, he said.
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