{"id":165859,"date":"2025-01-21T12:21:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T07:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=165859"},"modified":"2025-01-21T12:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T07:21:18","slug":"bjp-faces-criticism-for-undermining-indias-constitutional-foundations-laid-by-ambedkar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/01\/21\/bjp-faces-criticism-for-undermining-indias-constitutional-foundations-laid-by-ambedkar.html","title":{"rendered":"BJP faces criticism for undermining India\u2019s constitutional foundations laid by Ambedkar"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"New Delhi: India\u2019s democratic and constitutional foundations are under scrutiny as the BJP government faces criticism for its disregard of national icons and democratic principles, highlighted by recent derogatory remarks about Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, during a speech in the Lok Sabha, Home Minister Amit Shah passed disrespectful comments about Ambedkar, sparking outrage among opposition parties, particularly the Congress. The incident comes during Ambedkar\u2019s death anniversary month, raising concerns about the government\u2019s commitment to his ideals.<\/p>\n

Dr. Ambedkar championed the right to dissent, secularism, and equality, yet critics argue the BJP\u2019s policies\u2014ranging from the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to the rising incidents of hate crimes against minorities\u2014contradict these principles. The government\u2019s use of sedition laws and media restrictions to silence dissent has further eroded free speech and democratic values.<\/p>\n

The BJP\u2019s attempt to manipulate Ambedkar\u2019s legacy for political gain, while promoting a Hindutva narrative, has drawn sharp criticism from opposition leaders and civil society.<\/p>\n

Analysts say these actions reflect a deeper agenda to rewrite India\u2019s secular and inclusive history in favor of majoritarian politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Delhi: India\u2019s democratic and constitutional foundations are under scrutiny as the BJP government faces criticism for its disregard of national icons and democratic principles, highlighted by recent derogatory remarks about Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution. According to Kashmir Media Service, during a speech in the Lok Sabha, Home Minister Amit …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":165861,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-165859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/01\/Graphic1-3-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}