Near successful bandh in Vijayapura

Left parties have demanded the dismissal of Union Home Minister Amit Shah for ‘insulting’ Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution and Bharat Ratna, in the Parliament.

The Left parties staged a protest as part of nationwide demonstrations against Mr. Amit Shah’s comments on Ambedkar here on Monday, December 30.

CPI State secretary K. Ramakrishna, addressing the gathering, said that by “insulting Ambedkar”, the BJP’s true nature and the intentions of the RSS become clear. “The BJP claimed, during the recent general elections, that they would amend the Constitution if they won 400 seats. The BJP came to power with the support of the TDP and JD(U), and if the parties’ heads, N.