Gurugram: Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday hit again at criticism over his remarks on B.R.Ambedkar’s function in making of the Structure and asserted that he didn’t say something controversial.

Khattar,  visiting the household of a Dalit IPS officer who died by suicide in Chandigarh earlier this month, mentioned he “didn’t say something unsuitable” however “Opposition events have a behavior of discovering faults”.

The controversy erupted after a video of Khattar was circulated broadly on social media from Wednesday. Within the clip, Khattar will be heard saying in Hindi, “The Structure was not written by anybody particular person. There was a committee… Dr Ambedkar was the chairman of the committee.”

He goes on to say {that a} nation is run by a authorities, however credit score goes to its head, or the Prime Minister.

“The Military fights as an entire, however the credit score goes to the chief. Equally, it was the complete group that labored, although the credit score goes to Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar…” the Union minister says. The video was purportedly shot on 17 October when Khattar, who’s the Union minister of housing and concrete affairs, took a Metro prepare experience from Delhi to Faridabad.

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‘Khattar remarks shameful’

Congress leaders hit out at Khattar over the remarks, alleging that BJP neither revered Ambedkar nor his followers.

“Manohar Lal Khattar is a really senior chief of the BJP and has a accountable publish of a Union Cupboard minister. Such a press release coming from an individual of his stature displays the BJP’s mindset,” Varun Chaudhry, Congress MP from Ambala (SC), instructed ThePrint on Thursday.

Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee president Rao Narendra Singh sought a public apology, and mentioned Khattar’s remarks had been “shameful” and unlucky.

“It’s not solely an insult to the contribution of the architect of the Structure, Dr Ambedkar, but additionally deeply hurts the feelings of Dalits, backward lessons and marginalised communities throughout the nation and the state. Dr Ambedkar not solely gave India its Structure, but additionally laid the muse of equality, justice and rights,” Singh mentioned in a written assertion.

He added that such questions had been akin to an assault on the soul of the Structure and democracy.