NEW DELHI — The Congress will hold protest marches against Union Home Minister
Amit Shah for "insulting" BR Ambedkar and observe a weeklong campaign
on the issue, party leaders said on Saturday.
As part of the "Ambedkar Samman Saptah",
Congress workers and leaders will hold marches and press conferences to
remember the legacy of B R Ambedkar, they said.
AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said party MPs and
leaders will hold press conference at 150 locations across the country on
December 22 and 23 and workers will take out protest marches across the country
on December 24.
"Our agitation demanding Home Minister Amit Shah's
resignation will continue! We will fight to protect Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar's
legacy against the Manusmriti worshippers," Venugopal said in a post on X.
"The INC will mark the upcoming week as Dr. Ambedkar
Samman Saptah," he said.
"On 24 December, all across the country, we will
hold Babasaheb Ambedkar Samman Marches and submit a memorandum to President of
India through District Collectors demanding Amit Shah's resignation.
"All INC workers will garland Babsaheb's statue,
hold his giant portrait at the front of the march and carry huge placards with
our key demands," the Congress leader said.
"On 26-27 December, we will hold an extended CWC
session and a mega rally in Belagavi where we will reiterate our commitment to
Dr. Ambedkar and his ideals. Jai Bhim! Jai Hind!" Venugopal said in his
post.
