The protesters demanded that Shah publically apologise by bowing down earlier an Ambedkar statue for his connection successful Parliament. (Express File Photo)
As a culmination of protests and bandhs held crossed Karnataka implicit the past period condemning Union Minister Amit Shah’s remarks astir B R Ambedkar, a national of Dalit organisations held a objection astatine Bengaluru’s Freedom Park connected Thursday.
The protesters demanded that Shah publically apologise by bowing down earlier an Ambedkar statue for his connection successful Parliament. They besides supported Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his furniture workfellow Priyank Kharge against the “politics of conspiracy” that they alleged the BJP was pursuing successful the Congress-ruled state.
Speaking astatine the demonstration, writer and activistic Indudhar Honnapur said Shah did not merit to proceed arsenic the location curate of the country. “Shah should bow down successful beforehand of Ambedkar’s statue and publically apologise. If (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi is simply a liable person and has adjacent a speck of respect for Ambedkar, past helium should sack Shah,” helium said.
During the wintertime league of Parliament successful December past year, Shah triggered a enactment by saying that it had go a manner to chant “Ambedkar”. “If they chanted God’s sanction arsenic galore times, they would beryllium successful eden for 7 lives,” the BJP person added successful the Rajya Sabha.
“The BJP and the RSS are trying to fool Dalits utilizing Ambedkar’s name,” Honnapur further said, accusing them of trying to due Ambedkar contempt being opposed to his ideals.
Prominent Dalit activistic Mavalli Shankar condemned SC/ST leaders who person not criticised Shah’s remarks astir Ambedkar, alleging that the lives of each Dalits were getting worse due to the fact that of immoderate individuals successful the assemblage who person go “slaves”.
The convenor of the Shoshitha Samudayagala Maha Okkoota, the union, besides extended enactment to Siddaramaiah and Kharge.
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