With his remark that calling out Ambedkar’s name repeatedly had grown popular, Shah incited controversy. He further said that if people sang the name of God as frequently, they may earn “seven lives in heaven.”
Congress Members of Parliament will demonstrate against Home Minister Amit Shah’s comments on B R Ambedkar on Friday at 10 a.m. outside the Parliament House.
When Shah said that reciting Ambedkar’s name had become commonplace, he provoked controversy by claiming that one could obtain “seven lives in heaven” if one shouted the name of God as frequently.
Two BJP MPs were hurt in yesterday’s altercation between NDA and I.N.D.I.A. MPs over Ambedkar, and Rahul Gandhi was the target of a formal complaint. Notably, following the events, the Speaker has prohibited all protests outside the Parliament.
