Congress Destroyed Ambedkar’s Political Life, Vadiraj

Mangaluru

 BR Ambedkar warned Dalits that the Congress would use and discard the SC and ST communities, claimed social activist and senior RSS pracharak Vadiraj. He was speaking at a discussion on ‘Why did BR Ambedkar say Congress is a burning house,  in the city.
The Congress under Jawaharlal Nehru wanted to ensure that Ambedkar did not enter Parliament. Being a scholar in economics, Ambedkar wanted to work in the Planning Commission and various Parliamentary committees. However, the Congress rejected all his demands. The Congress was not interested in bringing Ambedkar even into the Constituent Assembly, a body established to draft the Constitution of India, he said.
Vadiraj stated that the Congress ensured his defeat in the election to the Constituent Assembly. after the Hindu Code Bill faced defeat in Parliament, Ambedkar submitted his resignation from his position as a minister in Nehru's cabinet. In his resignation letter, Ambedkar specified reasons and believed that the Congress was not working towards the development of the nation. Ambedkar knew that the priority of the Congress was not Dalits, but Muslims. He warned Dalits that the Congress is a burning house and they will be burnt alive if they enter it, he said.
He alleged the state government under Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took the funds reserved for Dalits for the implementation of   guarantee schemes that the Congress announced in its election manifesto. Jagadish Hiremani,   BJP State Secretary, said that the Congress used the identity of Ambedkar only for political benefits. It was the Congress that destroyed the political life of Ambedkar. The Congress leaders have no right to keep the portrait of Ambedkar with them, he added.
MP Capt Brijesh Chowta and BJP District President Sathish Kumpala were present.