Rahul Gandhi Could Be Second Ambedkar Says Congress Leader, BJP Mocks Party

26th July 2025 at 6:03 PM

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Mocking the Congress for its leader's remark that party MP and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi could prove to be the "second Ambedkar" for OBCs.

New Delhi : Mocking the Congress for its leader’s remark that party MP and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi could prove to be the “second Ambedkar” for OBCs, the BJP has termed it an insult of Dalits as well as the social reformer.

Congress leader Udit Raj wrote, OBCs (Other Backward Classes) will have to think that history does not give opportunities for progress again and again. They should follow and support what Rahul Gandhi said at the Talkatora Stadium conference. If they do so, then Rahul Gandhi will prove to be the second Ambedkar for them.

I think about my work, where I did well and where I fell short, and I see two to three things. Land Acquisition Bill, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Right to Food, Tribal Bill, and Niyamgiri struggle — all these things I did well. As far as the issues of tribals, Dalits, and women are concerned, I should get good marks there. I did good work, he was quoted as saying by news agency.

But one shortcoming remained in the Congress party and my work: I didn’t protect the OBC community the way I should have. The reason is that I did not deeply understand the OBC issues at that time.
Reacting to Udit Raj’s statement, BJP Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said the Congress was talking about a second BR Ambedkar when it never respected the original one.