Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge criticized Amit Shah's comments on B.R. Ambedkar. Kharge demanded Shah's removal from the cabinet. Shah's remarks in Rajya Sabha sparked the controversy. He questioned the Congress party's frequent invocation of Ambedkar's name.

Babasaheb Ambedkar's grandson Prakash Ambedkar alleged on Wednesday that Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on the father of the Constitution reflected the BJP's "same old mentality".

At a press conference on Wednesday, Amit Shah lashed out at Congress and said that his remarks on Ambedkar were twisted. I can never speak against Ambedkar ji, he said.

Amit Shah accuses Congress of distorting Dr Ambedkar’s legacy, highlighting Bharat Ratna controversies and Nehru’s opposition to the architect of India’s Constitution.

Denying the Congress’s charge that his statement made in the Upper House was an insult to Ambedkar, Amit Shah said his statement is on the record of the House and should not be misconstrued

"My speech, which was clear and without any confusion, is on Rajya Sabha record," Shah said, defending himself against accusations from the Congress that he had demeaned Ambedkar.

The Congress on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Amit Shah for his remarks in the Rajya Sabha which it claimed were an “insult” to BR Ambedkar.

Reacting to the controversy triggered by his remark on the Dalit icon BR Ambedkar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the Congress of distorting his statement in the parliament. Calling the Congress "anti-Ambedkar",