NEW DELHI: (Apr 14) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused the Modi government of paying only “lip service” to B R Ambedkar’s legacy but doing nothing to fulfil his wishes, and claimed the BJP-RSS were “enemies” of the architect of the Constitution.
Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his criticism of the Congress’ treatment of Ambedkar, Kharge cited a letter by Ambedkar in which he blamed S A Dange and V D Savarkar for his defeat in the elections of 1952.
Speaking to reporters on the occasion of Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, Kharge stressed the need for a nationwide caste census as well as implementation of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs in private educational institutions. PTI
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