Thu Dec 19 17:58:33 UTC 2024: ## Mayawati Demands Amit Shah Retract Ambedkar Remarks

**Lucknow, December 19, 2024** – Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati today condemned Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent comments on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, demanding a retraction. Ms. Mayawati stated that Mr. Shah’s remarks, made in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, have deeply offended followers of Dr. Ambedkar and insulted the Dalit icon’s dignity.

Mr. Shah’s statement, in which he suggested that Congress leaders would have achieved spiritual salvation by chanting God’s name instead of repeatedly invoking Dr. Ambedkar’s, has sparked a political firestorm. Ms. Mayawati accused Mr. Shah of harming Dr. Ambedkar’s dignity and urged him to apologize. She warned that followers of Dr. Ambedkar would not forget or forgive this incident.

Ms. Mayawati also criticized the Congress party, accusing it of historical disrespect towards Dr. Ambedkar and attempting to erase his contributions to the Constitution after his death. She asserted that Dr. Ambedkar’s supporters would never forgive the Congress, regardless of any changes in the party’s behavior. The BJP and Congress continue to trade barbs over the controversy.

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