Union minority and parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday alleged that the Congress had humiliated B R Ambedkar, and accused the celebration of attempting to homicide the Structure by altering the Preamble.
Talking within the Lok Sabha on the second day of the talk on the Structure, Rijiju reminded the Home of the strained relations between BR Ambedkar and the principal Opposition celebration.
“You have got tried to homicide the Structure. You had modified Preamble, the primary spirit of Structure (the phrases socialist and secular have been added within the forty second modification). It’s our duty to respect the Structure. (Narendra) Modi was the primary CM (chief minister) to carry out Samvidhan Samman Yatra and the thought was to take it to the villages. In 2015, we began Samvidhan Diwas celebrations, however your chief questioned it,” Rijiju stated.
“We amended the Structure to carry ladies’s reservation invoice and to offer advantages for OBCs whereas the Congress amended the Structure to alter Allahabad excessive courtroom order and to deprive Shah Bano and different Muslim ladies. The Congress used Article 355 and 356 (to dismiss a state authorities) 90 occasions. We did it solely 12 occasions. The Structure was amended 75 occasions within the Congress period,” the minister added.
Rijiju claimed that earlier than 2014, India’s Northeast had the very best variety of militant organisations on the earth and “Northeast didn’t even exist for the Congress.”
“You additionally made enjoyable on ‘Make in India’. Earlier than I turned MP, no border posts within the Northeast have been accessible by street outdoors Assam. Your former defence minister had stated within the Rajya Sabha that our Congress authorities made a coverage to not create roads. My village (in Arunachal Pradesh) had been occupied by China for 2 weeks in 1962. I wished to affix a nationalist celebration, that’s why I joined the BJP. Northeast had 9 airports since 1947. Now after 2014, the area has 17 airports. 10,900 kms of street have been constructed earlier than 2014. Since 2014, 16,200 kms street have been constructed,” he stated.
Rijiju credited the Structure and PM Narendra Modi for his appointment because the Union legislation minister—within the seventeenth Lok Sabha—a publish held by Ambedkar in India’s first cupboard. Referring to Ambedkar’s resignation letter to Jawaharlal Nehru, Rijiju claimed he was uncared for by the Congress.
“Ambedkar wished an economic-related ministry; he didn’t get. He was not made a member of the cupboard committees. Individuals ought to learn the resignation letter he wrote to Nehru. Why did the Congress defeat Ambedkar and didn’t enable him to return to the Lok Sabha? Why didn’t you give Ambedkar Bharat Ratna? Our Prime Minister created 5 tirth sthal (pilgrimage centres) associated to Ambedkar,” he added.
“We’ve to work collectively to take the nation ahead. Why did the PM gave the clarion name for Viksit Bharat? There are various nations who acquired freedom in Forties. Have a look at the scenario in these nations. In democracy, we’re forward of others. However on financial development, Singapore and different nations are far forward. What’s the motive India couldn’t turn into a developed nation. Indians are one of the gifted, gifted folks. PM Modi has given the clarion name to make India developed. Everybody has to work collectively to create a Viksit Rashtra. In 23 years, we can be developed,” he stated.
