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Invoking BR Ambedkar Doesn't Fix a Flawed Constitution
2 hours, 53 minutes ago

Invoking BR Ambedkar Doesn't Fix a Flawed Constitution

The Quint  

In my 2016 article, “Ambedkar’s ‘United States of India,’” I outlined his vision, which he presented to the Assembly’s Subcommittee on Fundamental Rights just seven months before being appointed to the Drafting Committee. I have previously discussed why Ambedkar rejected Nehru’s Constitution. It does not suit anybody.” Ambedkar opposed the Constitution’s highly centralized system, which concentrated power in the hands …

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Opinion: Who can claim Ambedkar as their own?
14 hours, 58 minutes ago

Opinion: Who can claim Ambedkar as their own?

India Today  

Various kinds of people could claim Dr BR Ambedkar as their own. Comparing the enormous difference between the monetary contributions made by white Americans for the betterment of blacks with the money collected by Gandhi for his Harijan Sevak Sangh, Ambedkar concluded in an unfinished work, “A People at Bay”, that “Americans have a social conscience while the Hindus have …

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Congress government committed to making education accessible to all: Telangana Irrigation Minister Uttam
14 hours, 58 minutes ago

Congress government committed to making education accessible to all: Telangana Irrigation Minister Uttam

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Sunday reiterated that the Congress government is committed to making quality education accessible to all sections of society. Addressing the alumni meeting of Dr BR Ambedkar Educational Institutions in Baghlingampally, he said there is a need for government-driven initiatives to uplift disadvantaged groups and address long-standing gaps in the education system. Lauding …

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Ambedkar statue vandalised in Ahmedabad amid controversy; Congress MLA Mevani warns agitation
14 hours, 58 minutes ago

Ambedkar statue vandalised in Ahmedabad amid controversy; Congress MLA Mevani warns agitation

New Indian Express  

"We have registered a complaint in the matter and are actively working to apprehend the accused," said Ahmedabad ACP Krunal Desai regarding the vandalism of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar's statue in the Khokhra area. "The comments made by Home Minister Amit Shah against Babasaheb Ambedkar in Parliament have sparked widespread anger among Dalits across India and Gujarat," said Congress MLA Jignesh …

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TPCC to organise Ambedkar Saman march on December 24: Sudip Roy Barman
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1 day, 6 hours ago

TPCC to organise Ambedkar Saman march on December 24: Sudip Roy Barman

The Hindu  

“The Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee will hold a ‘Baba Saheb Ambedkar samman march’ on December 24, 2024, in protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement in Parliament on Dr. Ambedkar,” said a senior party leader on Sunday. Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman told a press conference in Agartala that the party will organise the march in all district headquarters …

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Kerala Congress to march to District Collectorates over Amit Shah’s remark on Ambedkar, election rule change
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1 day, 6 hours ago

Kerala Congress to march to District Collectorates over Amit Shah’s remark on Ambedkar, election rule change

The Hindu  

The Congress will stage marches to District Collectorates in Kerala on December 24 to highlight Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s allegedly disparaging comments about the late Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the iconic chairperson of the committee that drafted the Indian Constitution. All India Congress Committee general secretary, K. C. Venugopal, MP, told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram that Congress activists would meet …

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Amit Shah’s remarks on Ambedkar caused lasting shame on Parliamentary democracy: DMK
1 day, 6 hours ago

Amit Shah’s remarks on Ambedkar caused lasting shame on Parliamentary democracy: DMK

The Hindu  

The high-level executive committee of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Sunday said the “insulting and distasteful attack” on Dr. Ambedkar in the Parliament by Home Minister Amit Shah had caused a lasting shame for the Parliamentary democracy by the Bharatiya Janata Party government. Amit Shah’s comments on Ambedkar: Congress demands HM’s resignation; INDIA bloc MPs protest in Parliament premises Another …

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Sunday View: The Best Weekend Opinion Reads, Curated Just for You
1 day, 11 hours ago

Sunday View: The Best Weekend Opinion Reads, Curated Just for You

The Quint  

"It is my view that the Home Minister spoke carelessly about Dr Ambedkar. But it is true that it had become fashionable to chant Ambedkar’s name by those who only sought to use it as a political tool at election time," says senior journalist Tavleen Singh in her weekly column for The Indian Express. "In the Home Minister’s speech in …

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Parliament Ambedkar row: Congress to hold press conference in 150 cities demanding Amit Shah’s resignation
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1 day, 12 hours ago

Parliament Ambedkar row: Congress to hold press conference in 150 cities demanding Amit Shah’s resignation

The Hindu  

Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday informed that the Congress MPs of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, the CWC members will do press conferences in 150 different cities across the nation demanding the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. "On 22 and 23 in more than 150 cities our MPs of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, the CWC members …

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BJP, Congress Clash Over Dalit Votes, Ambedkar’s Legacy
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1 day, 20 hours ago

BJP, Congress Clash Over Dalit Votes, Ambedkar’s Legacy

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi:Behind the ongoing political battle over the alleged insult of B.R. Union home minister Amit Shah’s remark in the Rajya Sabha gave the Opposition an opportunity to whip up anti-BJP sentiments among the Dalits, the objective is clear — the Congress wants to further consolidate the 4 per cent Dalit votes it gained in the last general election over …

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Congress destroyed democratic norms, alleges BJP leader
1 day, 23 hours ago

Congress destroyed democratic norms, alleges BJP leader

The Hindu  

Calling the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ‘dictator in-chief’ for imposing Emergency and overthrowing State governments, the National General Secretary of BJP B.L. Santosh alleged in Mangaluru on Saturday, that the ‘Congress destroyed democratic norms’ in the country. ‘Nehru campaigned against Ambedkar twice’ When Ambedkar contested the 1952 Parliamentary elections from Bombay North Central, Congress leader Jawaharlal Nehru campaigned against …

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Congress steps up campaign over Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr. Ambedkar
2 days, 2 hours ago

Congress steps up campaign over Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr. Ambedkar

The Hindu  

Stepping up its campaign against Home Minister Amit Shah for his comment that it has become a “fashion” to take Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar’s name, the Congress on Saturday announced a plan to hold countrywide press conferences and Ambedkar samman marches in the next few days. “On 24 December, all across the country, we will hold Babasaheb Ambedkar Samman Marches and …

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Ambedkar row: Amit Shah bitten by rabid dog, says Priyank Kharge
2 days, 4 hours ago

Ambedkar row: Amit Shah bitten by rabid dog, says Priyank Kharge

Deccan Chronicle  

Kalaburagi: Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday lashed out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on B.R. Addressing reporters here, the Minister for Information Technology and Biotechnology said, "I don't know whether I will get a place in Heaven if I chant the name of God in seven births but by chanting the name of Ambedkar in …

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Amit Shah Should Apologise For Remark On Ambedkar Else BSP Will Stage Protest: Mayawati
2 days, 5 hours ago

Amit Shah Should Apologise For Remark On Ambedkar Else BSP Will Stage Protest: Mayawati

ABP News  

Lucknow, Dec 21 Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday hit out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying that he should apologise for his statement on B R Ambedkar. In a series of posts on X in Hindi, Mayawati said, "Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, the author of the original book in the form of the super-humanistic and welfare Constitution …

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‘You Also Chant Modi-Modi’: Dalits Respond to Amit Shah's Remark on Ambedkar
2 days, 10 hours ago

‘You Also Chant Modi-Modi’: Dalits Respond to Amit Shah's Remark on Ambedkar

The Quint  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on Dr. B.R Ambedkar, "It has become a fashion to say Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar. A Congress leader said, "The way home minister Amit Shah has insulted Baba Saheb Ambedkar inside the Parliament, he has no moral right to remain a minister." Another resident added, “The public keeps fighting while they only …

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Congress vs Amit Shah on BR Ambedkar: All is Fair in War and Politics?
2 days, 11 hours ago

Congress vs Amit Shah on BR Ambedkar: All is Fair in War and Politics?

The Quint  

In his recent speech at the Rajya Sabha during the Constitution debate, Home Minister Amit Shah made several noteworthy statements that warrant serious discussion. Shah also accused the Congress of opposing welfare measures for Other Backward Classes while pushing for reservations for Muslims by exceeding the 50% limit set by the Constitution. Shah stated, “I want to tell the people …

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Behind the attempt to de-spiritualise Ambedkar now
2 days, 14 hours ago

Behind the attempt to de-spiritualise Ambedkar now

New Indian Express  

Amit Shah's statement in the parliament on Dr BR Ambedkar, God and Heaven on December 18, 2024 is neither spontaneous nor a slip of tongue. Now Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge have taken a strong position on Ambedkar's Constitution vs Manu Dharma Shastra, caste census and the removal of the 50 percent cap on reservation. His spiritual reference to Ambedkar, …

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Parliament session ends, discord doesn’t
2 days, 14 hours ago

Parliament session ends, discord doesn’t

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The winter session of Parliament, which saw unprecedented clashes between the Opposition and the ruling BJP, came to a close on Friday with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar cautioning the members to maintain dignity and decorum of the Houses. Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die amid protests …

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Kejriwal announces scholarship scheme for Dalit students amid Ambedkar row
2 days, 14 hours ago

Kejriwal announces scholarship scheme for Dalit students amid Ambedkar row

New Indian Express  

In his announcement of the Dr Ambedkar Samman Scholarship scheme, Kejriwal vowed that no Dalit student in Delhi would have to abandon their studies at foreign universities due to a lack of funds. He highlighted that Dr BR Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, faced a similar struggle during his time at the London School of Economics and Political …

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Arvind Kejriwal's scholarship scheme for Dalit students amid Ambedkar row
2 days, 14 hours ago

Arvind Kejriwal's scholarship scheme for Dalit students amid Ambedkar row

India Today  

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced a scholarship scheme named after Dr BR Ambedkar aimed at Dalit students in the run-up to the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls amid a row over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on the Dalit icon in the Rajya Sabha. Kejriwal said he launched the Dr Ambedkar Samman Scholarship scheme in response to what …

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Manipur Congress leaders stage protest against Amit Shah's remarks on Ambedkar
2 days, 14 hours ago

Manipur Congress leaders stage protest against Amit Shah's remarks on Ambedkar

India Today  

The Manipur unit of the Congress staged a protest in Imphal on Friday seeking the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks on BR Ambedkar during the Winter session of the Parliament. Addressing the media, state Congress legislative party leader O Ibobi Singh said that the BJP had levelled false allegations against Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi …

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Ambedkar row: Amit Shah bitten by 'rabid dog', says Karnataka minister
2 days, 14 hours ago

Ambedkar row: Amit Shah bitten by 'rabid dog', says Karnataka minister

India Today  

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday lashed out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on B R Ambedkar and alleged that he was "bitten by a rabid dog". Addressing reporters here, the Minister for Information Technology and Biotechnology said, "I don't know whether I will get a place in Heaven if I chant the name of God …

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Rise & Rise of Ambedkar as an icon
2 days, 14 hours ago

Rise & Rise of Ambedkar as an icon

New Indian Express  

The fracas over an insult to Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar leading to fisticuffs between the members of the ruling coalition and the opposition within the parliament complex underlined two distinctive trends. Second, over the last few decades, Ambedkar has emerged as the only leader whom all political outfits - regional and national, cutting across ideological barriers - are competing to appropriate …

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Kishan Reddy Accuses Congress of Attacking Ambedkar’s Legacy
2 days, 20 hours ago

Kishan Reddy Accuses Congress of Attacking Ambedkar’s Legacy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Union minister G. Kishan Reddy alleged that the Congress was frustrated over its series of defeats in state polls and resorting to cheap gimmicks to halt Parliament proceedings, attacking NDA MPs and demeaning the architect of the Constitution Dr B.R. Talking to newsmen after meeting injured MPs at RML Hospital in Delhi on Friday, Kishan Reddy charged that the Opposition …

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