Ramesh has been demanding that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat must apologise for the “anti-national statement he delivered on the freedom movement”.He has claimed that Mahatma Gandhi was being “insulted” and Ambedkar being “attacked”.Ramesh has called for Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation and for him to tender an apology for his remarks in Parliament on the opposition taking Ambedkar’s name.The senior Congress leader has described Bhagwat’s remarks that India’s “true independence” was established on the day of the Ram temple’s consecration as “anti-national” and demanded an apology over the statement.The Congress has repeatedly alleged that Shah’s remarks in the Rajya Sabha during a debate on the Constitution during the Winter Session in December showed that the BJP and the RSS leaders had a “lot of hatred” for Ambedkar and demanded an apology from him.The Mhow rally will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Constitution’s adoption and the founding of India’s republic as well as the purported attack on Ambedkar’s legacy by the ruling regime, a party circular had said.In the next phase of the campaign, which will continue till next year’s Republic Day, the Congress will hold ‘Samvidhan Bachao Rashtriya Pad Yatras’.During these marches, issues such as “Adani, attack on the Constitution, growing inequalities and price rise”, among others, will be raised.The Congress has been making a strong push to make social justice its central plank, with Rahul Gandhi repeatedly talking about the Congress’ demand of a nationwide caste census and removing the 50 per cent cap on reservation.At a rally in Delhi earlier this month, Rahul Gandhi had promised that the Congress would conduct a caste survey if it was elected to power in the national capital.The Congress is clear in its politics that everyone in the country is equal, he had said and exuded confidence that “love will triumph over hatred”.He had said the Congress would not let “billionaires like Adani and Ambani control everything while the poor keep suffering”.
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