New Delhi, June 7 (UNI) The Congress on Saturday accused the BJP-RSS of oppressing the weak and marginalised over the past decade and rejecting the principles enshrined in the Constitution of Baba Saheb Ambedkar.
Speaking to media, senior Congress leader Jignesh Mevani said, “For the past 10 years, RSS-BJP members have consistently inflicted atrocities on the weak and marginalized. Among those who believe in the Indian Constitution, there is no doubt that Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, the BJP, and the RSS do not follow the Constitution of Baba Saheb Ambedkar. Instead, they follow the Manusmriti.”
He further alleged that several leaders from the BJP and RSS have, in the past, openly stated that Ambedkar’s Constitution should be discarded. “They don’t want the Constitution of India — they want the Manusmriti,” he said.
Mevani said, “From the tragic suicide of Rohith Vemula, the denial of dignity to the Hathras victim and her family, the brutal assault on Dalit youth in Una, Gujarat, and a controversial remark by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who once said in Parliament, “Chanting Ambedkar-Ambedkar has become a fashion these days” only shows the ruling party’s regressive mindset.
“Whether or not BJP-RSS leaders have vermillion in their veins, the ideology of Manusmriti certainly flows through them,” Mevani alleged.
Pointing at incidents of atrocities on Dalits in Gujarat, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, Mevani alleged that none of the chief ministers or home ministers of the states has stood with the Dalit and tribal victims.
He also slammed the BJP-ruled Gujarat government for “low conviction” rate and urged the Prime Minister to take cognizance of the matter and question the Gujarat government.
