Parliament Winter Session Live: BJP vs Congress outside Parliament.
Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Protest vs protest, BJP vs Congress, and a major political slugfest. The Congress is holding a major protest in the Parliament against Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks regarding Dr BR Ambedkar during the Constitution debate in the Rajya Sabha. The Congress MPs scaled the parliament boundary, demanding an apology and the Home Minister’s resignation.
On the other hand, the BJP, too, has initiated a protest march, alleging insult of BR Ambedkar by the Congress party.
Amid protests, both the Houses have been adjourned till 2 pm.
While the Congress-led opposition has accused Mr Shah of insulting the architect of the Constitution, the BJP has alleged that the Opposition party was circulating clipped videos and playing cheap tricks.
Mr Shah claims that the Congress has “distorted” his remarks.
Here are Live Updates of the Parliament Winter Session:
Arvind Kejriwal sought to know the views of the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu over the remarks of Amit Shah.
In a post on X in Hindi, Mr Kejriwal said, ” The people of the country want to ask Honorable Nitish Ji and Chandrababu Naidu Ji – “Do you support the insult of Baba Saheb done by Amit Shah Ji?”
Parliament Winter Session Update
Speaking on protests on Ambedkar row in the Rajya Sabha, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar said, “We cannot allow the country to plunge into anarchy”.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claims that BJP MPs are tried to stop him, push him and threaten him, when he tried entering the Parliament. “It is our right to enter the Parliament.”
BJP MP Pratap Sarangi has alleged that Rahul Gandhi pushed an MP who fell on him following which Mr Sarangi fell.
Opposition MPs climb the walls of Makar Dwar at the Parliament. They are protesting, demanding an apology and resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on BR in Rajya Sabha during the Constitution debate.
#WATCH | Delhi: MPs of INDIA Alliance climb the walls of Makar Dwar at the Parliament and protest with placards demanding an apology and resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on Babasaheb Ambedkar in Rajya Sabha. pic.twitter.com/Bd9UAEkMKX
– ANI (@ANI) December 19, 2024
BJP MP Pratap Sarangi injured during protest, taken to hospital. While sitting on a wheelchair, he alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pushed an MP who fell on him following which Mr Sarangi fell.
#WATCH | Delhi | BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi says, “Rahul Gandhi pushed an MP who fell on me after which I fell down…I was standing near the stairs when Rahul Gandhi came and pushed an MP who then fell on me…” pic.twitter.com/xhn2XOvYt4
– ANI (@ANI) December 19, 2024
#WATCH | Delhi | INDIA bloc holds protest march at Babasaheb Ambedkar statue in the Parliament complex
They will march to Makar Dwar, demanding an apology and resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on Babasaheb Ambedkar in Rajya Sabha. pic.twitter.com/4cmM90DWpY
– ANI (@ANI) December 19, 2024
BJP MPs protest in Parliament, alleging insult of BR Ambedkar by Congress party.
#WATCH | Delhi: BJP MPs protest in Parliament, alleging insult of Babasaheb Ambedkar by Congress party. pic.twitter.com/HRF2UFfucd
– ANI (@ANI) December 19, 2024
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INDIA bloc to protest march to Makar Dwar, demanding apology and resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on BR Ambedkar in Rajya Sabha.
In response to BJP editing BR Ambedkar’s photo and replacing it with Soros’ in a social media post, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said it is an “insult to Baba Saheb.”
“This is the same mentality which damages Baba Saheb’s statues installed at various places. This is an insult to Baba Saheb. This is an insult to the Constitution maker,” she said while speaking to the media.
Earlier in the day, BJP shared a photo on its official X handle which shows INDIA Bloc MPs holding the photo of George Soros during their protest in the Parliament.
Joining the Ambedkar row, Kamal Haasan said modern India is built on the building blocks of Ambedkar’s ideas. “While Gandhiji freed India from foreign oppression, Dr. Ambedkar liberated India from its own ancient shackles of social injustice,” he wrote.
Ambedkar’s ideas are the building block on which modern India is built. While Gandhiji freed India from foreign oppression, Dr. Ambedkar liberated India from its own ancient shackles of social injustice.
Every Indian who proudly believes and fights for Babasaheb’s vision of…
– Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) December 19, 2024
Congress MP KC Venugopal reacted to a photo shared by the BJP on its official handle on X which shows INDIA Bloc MPs holding the photo of George Soros during their protest in the Parliament.
The Opposition MPs including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and Sanjay Singh on Wednesday held a protest by carrying Dr BR Ambedkar’s photo in their hands.
Congress’ Venugopal posted on X, “The BJP is brazen in its insult and ridicule of Dr Ambedkar. Instead of submitting ensuring the Home Minister is removed from his post for the immense hurt caused to the crores of Babasaheb’s followers by Amit Shah’s statements, they are doubling down on the ridicule. Is standing up for Dr. Ambedkar against the insult to him a matter of joke for the BJP? They are bringing in their rotten falsehoods even on a sensitive matter like Dr Ambedkar’s legacy, because they do not respect him and want to diminish his stature for their narrow political goals.”
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took it to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), and slammed Congress for failing to empower “backward communities”.
“BJP has been actively working towards Dr BR Ambedkar’s vision of equality. Through steps like expanding reservations and creating opportunities in education and government jobs, BJP is turning Baba Saheb’s vision into real policies, shaping lives. Congress, on the other hand, continues to talk but does nothing,” he wrote.
While Congress has consistently failed to empower backward communities, BJP has been actively working towards Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s vision of equality. Through steps like expanding reservations and creating opportunities in education and government jobs, BJP is turning Baba Saheb’s… https://t.co/V9ur3GCs4b
– Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) December 18, 2024
Congress MP K Suresh gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha to discuss Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks in Rajya Sabha regarding Dr BR Ambedkar. pic.twitter.com/GDzGKhouAG
– ANI (@ANI) December 19, 2024
Congress MP Manickam Tagore has given an Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha to discuss Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks regarding Dr BR Ambedkar which allegedly insulted the architect of Indian Constitution.
- Immediate apology
- Resignation
