Grover attacks Cong, calls it as anti-Dalit

Two days after the Congress organised a protest demonstration against Union Home Minister Amit Shah here for his remarks on Dr Ambedkar, former Cooperative Minister and Senior BJP leader, Manish Kumar Grover, on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress over the issue by describing it as anti-Dalit.

“The Congress should tell the people how many development projects were named after Dr Ambedkhar when it was in power from 2005 to 2014 in the state. The Congress always worked to hatch a plot to eliminate the name of the Constitution maker Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar. Even the congress also promoted nepotism during its rule,” said Grover while interacting with mediapersons here.

Former minister alleged that how Dalits were targeted during the Congress rule and how their houses were burnt was not hidden from anyone. The atrocities against the Dalits during the previous Congress government had tarnished the image of Haryana at the national level. The Congress leaders should stop the ongoing drama and apologise to the people of the Scheduled Castes (SCs), he added.

“It is the BJP government which has ensured the safety of people of SCs. Following the reason, the SCs have shown the mirror to the Congress by defeating it in the Assembly polls and making the BJP government for the third time consecutively in the state,” said Grover.

In reply to a question, the former minister said the Modi government at the Centre and the Saini government in Haryana had started many welfare schemes for the benefit of the SCs and had also taken many important decisions like building a memorial in the memory of Dr Ambedkar. The confidence of the SCs had increased under the BJP rule and today this class was moving ahead, he added.

Caption: Former Cooperative Minister Manish Kumar Grover.