Congress destroyed Ambedkar's political life: Vadiraj
"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.
Ambedkar stuck to his stand against the Congress even when Nehru opposed it. His own bitter experience in life as a Congressman made him speak against the party. Though Ambedkar drafted the Constitution decades ago, it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who announced Nov 26 as Constitution Day, Vadiraj said, and also criticised the Congress govt in Karnataka.
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He alleged the state govt under chief minister Siddaramaiah took the funds reserved for Dalits for the implementation of the guarantee schemes that the Congress announced in its election manifesto. Jagadish Hiremani, Karnataka 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.
Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta and BJP district president Sathish Kumpala were present.
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