Kharge writes to Lok Sabha Speaker, Rajya Sabha chairman; seeks relocation of Gandhi, Ambedkar statues back

The Prerna Sthal, inaugurated recently by Vice President President President Jagdeep Dhankhar, now hosts sculptures of prominent leaders that were earlier placed at various locations within the complex.

The Congress chief said the decision to relocate these statues without any consultation amounts to a violation of the basic spirit of democracy. He shared copies of the letter on his social media handle on X.

“The statues of many great leaders, including Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, have been removed from their prominent places in the Parliament House Complex and relocated to a separate corner. I wish to emphasize at the very outset that such removal of these statues arbitrarily, without any consultation, violates the basic spirit of our democracy,” Kharge wrote.