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BJP uses Ambedkar to woo Dalit votes, says Kharge

Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of throttling the Constitution, AICC president M. Mallikarjun Kharge has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP leaders fold their hands before Dr. Ambedkar’s photo to woo Dalit votes but fail to follow his ideologies.

He was addressing the people of Bhalki Assembly constituency during an election campaign rally for Congress leader Eshwar Khandre on Tuesday, a day after Mr. Modi campaigned for BJP candidate in neighboring Humnabad Assembly constituency.

Accusing Mr. Modi of peddling fake narrative that the Congress had insulted Dr. Ambedkar, Mr. Kharge reiterated that it was the Congress that appointed Dr. Ambedkar as Chairman of the Constitution drafting committee.

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