A massive political slugfest over Amit Shah’s remark on BR Ambedkar placed the Opposition atop the Makar Dwar of Parliament in protest and also left two BJP MP injured which was allegedly due to the push by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. 

Reportedly, the injured BJP MPs Mukesh Rajput and Pratap Sarangi, were admitted to the Intensive Care Unite (ICU) of Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohiya (RML) Hospital over the injuries they sustained. While the BJP was considering legal action against Congress over the matter, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also later alleged he was physically pushed in Parliament.

Notably, Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on BR Ambedkar have stirred a massive row, with the Congress-led Opposition seizing on the comments to corner the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government and also demanding the Home Minister’s resignation.

Protesting against the same, MPs of opposition camp ‘INDIA’ climbed the Makar Dwar of Parliament on Thursday with placards demanding an apology and resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah.

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and his MP sister Priyanka Gandhi were part of the opposition leaders who protested on Makar Dwar.

Meanwhile, parallely to the opposition’s protest in Parliament, BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi alleged that he was left injured after Rahul Gandhi pushed a parliamentarian who, taking him along, fell down. He claimed that Rahul Gandhi pushed an MP who fell on him after which he fell down. He continued that he was standing near the stairs when Rahul Gandhi came and pushed an MP who then fell on him. Pratap Chandra Sarangi was moved on a wheelchair with a handkerchief placed on his forehead, seemingly over a wound, when he made the claims.

Reacting to the allegations, Rahul Gandhi said BJP MPs were trying to stop him and were threatening him. The Leader of Opposition said that he was just trying to go inside the Parliament and BJP MPs were trying to stop him, threatening him. Later, the Congress also shared a video of MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and party chief and Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge when they were allegedly being stopped by ruling party MPs while entering Parliament on Thursday.

Additionally, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also alleged he was physically pushed by BJP MPs. In a letter to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, the Congress President said that this morning INDIA party MPs marched from the statue of Dr Ambedkar to Maka Dwar, to protest against the insulting remarks on Dr Ambedkar made by Union Home Minister in his speech in Rajya Sabha on December 17, 2024.

He narrated that when he reached Makar Dwar along with the INDIA parties MPS, he was physically pushed by BJP MPs. He added that he lost his balance and was forced to sit down on the ground in front of Makar Dwar, which inflicted injury on his knees which have already undergone surgery.

Following massive protest from the Opposition, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a sharp attack on the Congress during a press conference in Delhi, accusing the opposition party of distorting remarks made in Parliament and adopting an anti-Ambedkar stance.

Reacting to the row over remarks he made in Rajya Sabha during the Constitution debate, Amit Shah said that his statements were misrepresented. He added that Congress spreads fake news, and that he can never speak against Ambedkar. He noted that the way Congress has distorted comments made in Parliament is extremely condemnable.

This follows after a row erupted over the remarks Amit Shah made in Parliament on Tuesday. The Home Minister said that it has become a fashion to say Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar. He continued that if the Congress had taken God’s name so many times, they would have got a place in heaven.

This led to a sharp reaction from the Opposition MPs, who staged a protest inside Parliament premises today. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a press conference and demanded the sacking of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

The Congress Chief said that their demand is that Amit Shah should apologise and if PM Modi has faith in Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, Home Minister should be sacked by midnight. The Congress leader added that Shah has no right to remain in the cabinet. He should be sacked and only then will people remain silent, otherwise, people will protest, Mallikarjun Kharge continued. People are ready to sacrifice their lives for Dr BR Ambedkar, he said.

Meanwhile, Amit Shah hit back at the Congress and accused the party of being anti-Ambedkar, anti-reservation, and anti-Constitution. Emphasizing on the BJP’s efforts to honour Dr. BR Ambedkar, Amit Shah said that the Congress governments never built an Ambedkar memorial. It was the BJP governments that developed several sites associated with him, and it was also the Modi government that announced Constitution Day to honor his legacy, the Home Minister continued.

He further alleged that the Congress had a history of undermining constitutional values. He remarked that BJP speakers in Parliament presented facts showing how the BJP has always protected the Constitution whenever it was in power. This proves that Congress is anti-Ambedkar, anti-reservation, and anti-Constitution, he claimed. Amit Shah further asserted that Congress even insulted Veer Savarkar and attacked the Constitution by imposing Emergency.

Derek O’Brien Trinamool Congress MP has filed a notice of question of privilege against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the remarks he made on BR Ambedkar in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

The Trinamool MP said that the remarks undermined the legacy of Dr BR Ambedkar and the dignity of the House. Derek O’Brien has also sought action against Home Minister Amit Shah, alleging the statements were in violation of parliamentary decorum.

The decision followed after several Opposition MPs staged protests against Amit Shah over his remarks on BR Ambedkar during his address to the Rajya Sabha during debate on the Constitution. The Congress also sought the Home Minister’s resignation and an apology from him.

The Opposition MPs also held photos of BR Ambedkar and raised Jai Bhim and Amit Shah maafi maango slogans inside the Parliament complex. Furthermore, the issue also echoed in other states as Congress leaders held demonstrations with placards outside Raj Bhavans.

The political row erupted after Home Minister Amit Shah, replying to the Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha, said it had become a fashion for the Opposition to take Ambedkar’s name.

The Home Minister said that it has become a fashion to say Ambedkar. He added that if the Opposition had taken God’s name so many times, they would have got a place in heaven.

The Home Minister’s remark evoked a sharp backlash from the Congress, including Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. The Congress leader tweeted that those who believe in Manusmriti will definitely have problems with Ambedkar.

Also, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge issued a scathing response, accusing the BJP and RSS of undermining Ambedkar’s contributions. He said that the insult that Home Minister Amit Shah has done to Baba Saheb in the House today has once again proved that BJP/ RSS were against the Tricolour, opposed the Ashoka Chakra, and wanted to implement Manusmriti instead of the Constitution. Babasaheb did not let that happen, that is why there is so much hatred towards him, Mallikarjun Kharge said.

Earlier on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress and its rotten ecosystem of insulting BR Ambedkar for several years as he listed the party’s several sins towards the architect of the Indian Constitution.

The Prime Minister defended Amit Shah’s remarks in the Rajya Sabha during the Constitution debate, and said that the Congress was doing theatrics after being stung and stunned by the Home Minister’s address. He stated that Amit Shah exposed the Congress’s dark history of insulting Dr. Ambedkar, and that the Congress are clearly stung and stunned by the facts Home Minister presented, which is why they are now indulging in theatrics.