On the final day of the Winter Session of Parliament, opposition MPs staged a protest at Vijay Chowk on Friday demanding Home Minister Amit Shah’s apology and resignation for allegedly “insulting” BR Ambedkar. They also carried out a protest march from Vijay Chowk to Parliament.The protest comes a day after separate marches by the opposition and ruling party MPs over the alleged insult to Ambedkar led to jostling in Parliament premises, leaving BJP MPs Pratap Chandra Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput injured. Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that BJP MPs pushed him to the ground, causing a knee injury.The issue was triggered by Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr B R Ambedkar. While addressing the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, the Home Minister had said, “Abhi ek fashion ho gaya hai – Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar. Itna naam agar bhagwan ka lete to saat janmon tak swarg mil jata (It has become a fashion to say Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar.’ If they had taken God’s name so many times, they would have got a place in heaven).”The statement has sporadic protests across the country.Meanwhile, following claims of injuries, police complaints were filed from both sides eventually forcing Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to ban demonstrations at Parliament gates.Both houses of Parliament were subsequently adjourned Sine Die amidst continuing protests.Before the Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die, the House sent the two bills on ‘One Nation, One Election’ to a Joint Parliamentary Committee comprising 27 Lok Sabha MPs and 12 Rajya Sabha MPs. It may be noted that both Houses had witnessed uproar over the ‘One Nation, One Election’ legislation, proposing concurrent Lok Sabha and state assembly elections. Earlier, the House saw uproar over the alleged Adani group bribery accusations raised by the Opposition. The BJP targetted the Congress party with claims of “Soros-Gandhi nexus.”The Winter Session started on November 15.
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