“To use the name of Dr B R Ambedkar, the chief architect of Constitution of India, is a clear cut insult to Dr Ambedkar. The remarks which have been made on the floor of the House are outright derogatory in nature and affront to Dr Ambedkar,” he claimed in his notice.Noting that such conduct by the home minister is tantamount to breach of privilege and contempt of the house, Kharge said, “In view of the foregoing I request that privilege proceedings may be initiated against Shri Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs.” Sharing Kharge’s privilege notice in a post on X, AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “The Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge ji has submitted a privilege notice against the Union Home Minister for his insulting remarks on Dr. Ambedkar in the Rajya Sabha on Dec 17, 2024”.The Congress and other opposition parties are seeking the resignation and sacking of Shah for his remarks.Shah on Wednesday accused the Congress of twisting facts and distorting his comments in the Rajya Sabha related to Ambedkar after BJP leaders “exposed” the opposition party’s repeated “insults” to the architect of the Constitution.
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