Ambedkar Row: Amit Shah Bitten By 'Rabid Dog', Says Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday (21 December) slammed Union home minister Amit Shah over his remarks on B R Ambedkar and alleged that he was “bitten by a rabid dog.”

Addressing reporters, the state minister for information technology and biotechnology said, “I don’t know whether I will get a place in Heaven if I chant the name of God in seven births but by chanting the name of Ambedkar in this birth we will get political, social, economic equality and a life of self-esteem.”

Criticising Shah, Kharge, who is claimed that the Union Home Minister’s thoughts lack Ambedkar’s values and ideals of equality.

These things are missing in his philosophy and ideology.

“The more Ambedkar and Basava philosophy grow, the RSS ideology will diminish,” Kharge said.

“He is bitten by a rabid dog,” Kharge added, while slamming Shah, news agency PTI reported.

Shah had earlier accused the Congress of twisting facts and distorting his comments on Ambedkar in the Rajya Sabha, asserting its malicious campaign after the discussion on Constitution "established" the opposition party as being "anti-Ambedkar and anti-reservation."

Shah further alleged that Congress employs tactics of “misrepresenting and distorting” statements for political gain.

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