New Delhi: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday slammed the Congress over its special session in Belagavi to mark the 100th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi presiding over the party session in 1924. He added that the Congress of 1924 and today are completely different.
Taking to X, the minister wrote, “ Tomorrow Congress(I) party is holding the Special session in Belagavi to mark the 100th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi presiding over the Congress session in 1924. But the Congress of 1924 and Congress (I) of today are completely different, there is no similarity whatsoever.”
‘Nation will never forget Nehru’s repeated insult for Ambedkar’
“Gandhiji himself had called for dismantling the Congress party after India’s Independence. Today’s fake Gandhi dynasty and fake congress are conducting this session using the government’s funds. This session titled “Jai Baapu, Jai Bheem, Jai Samvidhan” is the namesake. The nation will never forget Nehru’s repeated insults towards Dr Ambedkar while he was alive. Dr Ambedkar was deliberately defeated in elections not once but twice. Nehru took it upon his ego and campaigned against Dr Ambedkar,” he added.
Hitting out further at the Congress, he added that the party did not give Bharat Ratna to Bab Saheb Ambedkar, the same was given by VP Singh Government when it was in power supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party. (BJP).
Tomorrow Congress(I) party is holding the Special session in Belagavi to mark 100th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi presiding over the Congress session in 1924. But the Congress of 1924 and Congress (I) of today are completely different, there is no similarity whatsoever.
Gandhiji…— Pralhad Joshi (@JoshiPralhad) January 20, 2025
“He was not awarded Bharat Ratna by successive Congress governments from Nehru to Indira Gandhi. Both Nehru and Indira Gandhi awarded the Bharat Ratna to themselves, while Rajiv Gandhi was awarded the Bharat Ratna by the Government. Dr Ambedkar was awarded Bharat Ratna by Bharatiya Janata Party supported government led by VP Singh,” Pralhad observed further.
Congress did not give Mbedkar’s photo its due in the Parliament: Pralhad Joshi
Accusing the Congress of not giving Ambedkar’s photo its due in the Parliament’s central hall, the minister also noted that the place where he resided was not made into a Museum. “When Dr Ambedkar had resigned from Nehru’s Cabinet as a sign of protest, Nehru had said that “nothing will happen with his resignation,” he added.
