What did PIB say about the video of Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on Ambedkar going viral, watch video

Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on Baba Saheb in the Rajya Sabha while replying to the discussion on the Constitution has been accused by the opposition of insulting Ambedkar and has demanded his resignation. You must have also seen that video. An 11-second video is going viral on social media, in which Shah is being attacked. Meanwhile, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) investigated the facts in this matter.

Opposition's allegations

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday cornered Shah and said, 'The Home Minister's insult to Babasaheb in the House today has once again proved that BJP-RSS were against the tricolor. His ancestors opposed Ashoka Chakra. From day one, people of the Sangh Parivar wanted to implement Manusmriti instead of the Constitution of India.

The opposition party shared a video of Shah's speech, in which he said, 'It has become a fashion now – Ambedkar, Ambedkar… If you had taken so many names of God, you would have gone to heaven for seven births.'

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fact check

PIB's Fact Check Unit has also shared a video in this regard, in which it is said, “It is being claimed on social media that Union Minister Amit Shah has given objectionable statement on Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar in Rajya Sabha. ' PIB clarified that the allegation is false, saying, 'Selected portions of the Union Minister's speech have been misrepresented in the clipped video.'

Amit Shah's answer

Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Shah said, 'The way Congress has tried to distort facts since yesterday is highly condemnable. I want to condemn this. He accused the Congress of not insulting the creator of the Constitution even in his dreams.

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Shah said, 'Congress has always insulted the judiciary. The martyrs of the army were insulted and even the audacity to break the Constitution and give the land of India to other countries happened during the Congress rule. Shah said that he comes from a party which could not even dream of insulting Baba Saheb: 'When the whole truth came to light, from yesterday the Congress has once again tried its old method of distorting things. And an attempt has been made to spread confusion in the society by dressing the truth in falsehood.

What was Shah's full statement on Ambedkar?

You have heard the first eleven seconds of the speech given by Amit Shah in the Rajya Sabha while replying to the discussion on the Constitution, but now we will listen to the next part. Shah said, “We are happy to take the name of Ambedkar.” “You may take Ambedkar's name a hundred times, but I will also tell you about your feelings towards Ambedkar ji. While giving the reason for resigning from the country's first cabinet, Ambedkar had said many times that he was dissatisfied with the treatment being given to the Scheduled Castes and Tribes. “Ambedkar ji was given assurance, but it was not fulfilled, later he resigned,” Shah said, “I disagree with the foreign policy of the government and I disagree with Article 370.”