Mega Parliament Protests As Both BJP, Opposition Claim Insult To Ambedkar
NDTV
At one point, both marches reached the Makar Dwar of Parliament and the MPs from the two sides raised slogans to outshout each other.
Dramatic scenes played out in Parliament today as both the BJP and the Opposition took out protest marches amid the massive row over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on Dalit icon BR Ambedkar. While the Congress MPs demanded the Home Minister's resignation, BJP leaders said the Congress had humiliated BR Ambedkar and must apologise.
The Gandhi siblings dressed in blue, symbolising Dalit resistance, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Opposition MPs marched with photographs of BR Ambedkar. Slogans of 'Jai Bheem' and 'Amit Shah, apologise' were raised.
The BJP, on the other hand, took out a separate march holding pictures of Ambedkar. At one point, both marches reached the Makar Dwar of Parliament and the MPs from the two sides raised slogans to outshout each other.
