Bandi: Congress has no respects for Babasaheb, shedding ‘crocodile tears’
Deccan ChronicleHyderabad: Union minister of state for home affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, while flaying Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, asserted that the BJP came to power thrice owing to backing from Dalits. Speaking further, the Union minister said, “If Congress leaders have respects for Ambedkar then why were they not paying tributes at the NTR Ghat. Congress could not secure even 100 seats as the party had lost the confidence of Dalits.” Earlier, addressing the media on the 100 birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, the Union minister and BJP leader said, “Congress had surpassed Goebbels in spreading falsehoods, and if there were an Oscar for spreading lies, it would go to Congress. Why did Congress never award Bharat Ratna to Ambedkar, despite announcing the award for 21 others, including Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Kamaraj, between 1954 and 1988?” Speaking about the visionary leaderships of the former prime minister, Bandi said that Vajpayee was a leader who showcased India’s glory and moral values to the world.