Everyone installs statues of Dr BR Ambedkar but none works for the poor : Mallikarjun Kharge

HYDERABAD: A 125-foot-tall statue of Dr. BR Ambedkar has been installed, but none of them work for the poor, said AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday at the Jai Bharat Satyagraha Sabha in Naspur, Mancherial district. 

While addressing a huge gathering, at Jai Bharat Satyagraha Sabha in Naspur Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, "Today, some are forgetting Ambedkar while they take the name of Dalits. Some build statues of Ambedkar which are 15-ft tall, some build 20-ft tall statues while some build 125-ft tall statues, but nobody works for the poor".

"Dr. BR Ambedkar drafted the constitution and gave direction to the government," he added. Everyone, whether Dalits or rich, was given the right to vote. He lamented the fact that many people had forgotten about Ambedkar. Everyone is erecting various-sized idols, but no one is talking about what is being done to help the poor."

He even argued that without Ambedkar's involvement in the democratic process, SCs and women would have lost the right to vote.

"We implemented the sub-plan for everyone, from tribals to Dalits," he added. Congress has allocated funds based on population. Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel led the independence movement in India. Modi would not be Prime Minister if we had accomplished nothing in the last 70 years", said the AICC President.

He went on to say that selling government industries did not create jobs. Prime Minister Modi promises two crore employment every year. Where have the eighteen crore jobs gone in the last eight years? Thirty lakh vacancies exist in the country. Modi is a dictator in the country; Chief Minister KCR is a dictator in the state, he said.

He claimed, Rahul Gandhi was unfairly disqualified. A BJP MP was convicted in a murder case, however he was not disqualified. The country has no legal equality. We are not terrified of being disqualified. We are fighting, and we will continue to fight. Mallikarjun Kharge claimed that the Congress would take power in Telangana.

"The Congress party will get glory under the leadership of Mallikarjuna Kharge. After he became president, we won in Himachal Pradesh. We are going to win in Karnataka tomorrow. The Congress party will come to power in the Telangana elections in November and December. We will oust Modi and KD, said TPCC president Revanth Reddy said while addressing the Jai Bharat Satyagraha Sabha held on Friday in Naspur of Mancherial district.

A huge Congress public meeting- Jai Bharat Satyagraha Sabha- was held in Mancherial to mark Dr B R Ambedkar's birth anniversary on Friday.