Congress to carry nationwide protest over Amit Shah’s remarks on Ambedkar

“If a Congress MP had made such a comment, would they nonetheless maintain their place?” Venugopal questioned.

He additionally accused the corporate-backed media of suppressing the problem and vowed to take it on to the folks.

Venugopal introduced the One centesimal-anniversary celebration of Mahatma Gandhi’s election as Congress President in Belagavi, Karnataka, on 26 and 27 December.

Occasions embody a Congress Working Committee assembly on 26 December and the ‘Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan’ rally on 27 December to spotlight the BJP’s anti-constitutional actions, Venugopal stated.

The Congress may even launch a month-long marketing campaign that includes state-level rallies and village conferences as a part of its protest programmes.

Venugopal criticised Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan for his silence on Shah’s remarks, suggesting he’s afraid to confront the BJP.

“If Ambedkar is insulted, the Kerala chief minister, from a politically enlightened state, ought to have been the primary to reply,” Venugopal stated.

He additionally accused CPI(M) Politburo members of failing to help Rahul Gandhi, who’s actively protesting the problem.

Responding to reviews about distinguished neighborhood leaders backing Congress chief Ramesh Chennithala because the chief ministerial candidate for the 2026 Meeting polls, Venugopal stated neighborhood leaders have the precise to specific opinions.

He dismissed the CPI(M)’s narrative on the Congress’s candidate, emphasising unity throughout communities.

Venugopal additionally accused the BJP of turning the Election Fee right into a partisan establishment.

He criticised the elimination of the Chief Justice of India from the committee deciding on Election Fee members, changing the place with a Union Minister.

“If the BJP seeks equity, why exclude the chief justice from the choice course of?” Venugopal requested, alleging a “lack of transparency in offering voter lists in Haryana and Maharashtra”.

Venugopal added that the Congress would take authorized steps to make sure “election transparency”.