Alvi refutes Modi's claim, says Congress not usurping credit for Dr. Ambedkar's work

Congress leader Rashid Alvi on Monday disagreed with Narendra Modi's views that the Congress was taking the credit for Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar's work.

"The draft of the Constitution was approved by the parliament. Dr. B. R Ambedkar is a very great leader and he himself was the chairman of the committee. These rights are given by the Constitution. Therefore the credit goes to the Congress government, and that's why we never say that we have given these rights, it is our government which has given these rights.

Earlier, today Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi paid tribute to the Chief architect of the Indian Constitution Dr.BR Ambedkar on his 123rd birth anniversary, and said that " nobody had insulted the latter as much as the Congress by taking credit for his work".

"Today is the Diwali of the dalits, the poor, and the exploited. Today, I would like to pay tribute to the great Dr. Ambedkar. On this day, Dr. Abmedkar took birth and relieved a lot of exploited and poor people. He has played a major role behind the formation of the Indian Constitution which is priceless," Modi said.

"He has given us all kinds of rights through the Constitution, but it is unfortunate that nowadays the Congress is insulting him every other day. They keep saying that they have given us a lot of rights but it is Ambedkar alone who gave us these rights not anyone else. Nobody has insulted him as much as the Congress," he added.