Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar endured hardship and humiliation to break social barriers and earn respect for the entire country.
The remarks came in response to PM Modi's accusations that Congress was spreading "votebank ka virus" by opposing the Waqf Amendment Act and insulting B R Ambedkar.
Terming vandalism of Dr. B R Ambedkar's statue in Amritsar 'heart wrenching', BJP spokesman Sambit Patra attributed it to the negligence of the AAP government in Punjab.
The Congress president alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre is only committed to benefiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “crony friends”.
Professor of Global and Imperial History Kim A. Wagner first posted a picture on Twitter, saying, "This is sadly just part of the general Disneyfication of the old city of Amritsar."
To cynically ignore repeated exhortations from someone holding high moral authority is to insult: as if the pleas lacked relevance.…
