Virtually putting the Congress on notice over forging an electoral alliance with him, Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar has demanded the party commit to bring the RSS, the ideological mentor of the BJP, under the "framework of the Constitution".
March 4, 2019Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh President Prakash Ambedkar on Monday charged the BJP-led Maharashtra government of not arresting rightwing Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide alias ‘Guruji’ as he “enjoys the backing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi”. Addressing a huge gathering of Dalits and other parties’ activists who took part in the ‘Yalgar Morcha’ here this evening, Ambedkar – …
March 27, 2018Right-wing Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide alias Guruji on Monday demanded the arrest of Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar and others for allegedly inciting the riots of January 1 in Bhima-Koregaon and its subsequent fallout. Speaking to the media, Bhide, who is the head of Shri Shiv Pratishthan, alleged that the roots of the riots …
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March 20, 2018Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar on Monday alleged that the PMO had given orders not to arrest Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide, booked on the charge of orchestrating violence during the celebrations of the Battle of Bhima-Koregaon this month. He claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bhide had good relations. “Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had assured on the …
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January 22, 2018In a strong attack on the Maharashtra government, Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar on Friday said if it does not act against those guilty of the Pune violence, “no one will be able to stop Hafiz Saeeds from being born among the Hindus”. “If you want to stop this, then act against those guilty of the …
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January 6, 2018A group of people, including politicians and human rights activists, today formed ‘Save The Rohingyas of Myanmar’, which will act as a “pressure group” and urge the government to provide refuge and aid to the members of this Muslim community on humanitarian grounds. Prakash Ambedkar, a former MP and grandson of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, while …
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September 18, 2017