Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah lambasted Union Home Minister Amit Shah in an open letter, condemning Shah's remarks about Dr BR Ambedkar. He highlighted Ambedkar's enduring legacy and accused the BJP of ideological hostility towards Ambedkar's contributions.

Ruckus ensued in both Lower and Upper Houses on December 18, 2024, after a political row erupted over Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on B.R. Ambedkar in his speech in the Rajya Sabha yesterday during his reply to the debate on the Constitution.

Earlier, several INDIA bloc MPs staged a protest on Parliament premises demanding Home Minister Amit Shah’s apology for his remarks which they claimed were an insult to BR Ambedkar.

Mr. Modi defends Amit Shah against Congress' accusations, highlighting their history of insulting B.R. Ambedkar.

HM Amit Shah, in his Rajya Sabha address at the conclusion of a two-day discussion on Constitution on Tuesday had lashed out at the Congress party and said that it had become a 'fashion' for the party to take Ambedkar's name. "If they had taken the name of God so many times instead of Ambedkar then they would have got heaven for 7 lives," he said.

Congress MP Manickam Tagore moved an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha to discuss Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on B.R. Ambedkar in the Rajya Sabha. Tagore accused Shah of insulting Ambedkar’s legacy and hurting public sentiments.

Prime Minister Modi defended Home Minister Amit Shah against Congress accusations of insulting Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Modi listed Congress's alleged historical slights against Ambedkar, while highlighting his government's efforts to fulfill Ambedkar's vision.

Modi said if the party and its "rotten ecosystem" think their "malicious lies" can hide their misdeeds of several years, especially their insults towards Ambedkar, they are gravely mistaken.