There is no place for Dalits and backward classes in the heart of the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, asserting his government is trying to realise B R Ambedkar's dream of a powerful and prosperous India.
Launching a blistering attack on the Congress over the way it has treated Dalits, Modi said the party showed no respect for Ambedkar.
The Congress, he alleged, used "all its power" to defeat Ambedkar when he contested Lok Sabha election in 1952 and Bandara Lok Sabha by-election in 1953.
"That is the reason why Baba Saheb had to face defeat and insult. Let Congress show at least one thing it did to honour Baba Saheb," he said.
Addressing BJP's SC/ST/OBC and Slum Morcha workers through his Namo App, Modi said, "There is no place for dalits and backward classes in the heart of the Congress."
"The government did this because I know what problems the poor face, what pain Dalits and tribals suffer, and what kind of language is used against them."
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