New Delhi: Congress leader Pawan Khera responded sharply to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's accusations regarding the Congress party's treatment of Dalits. Khera criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for disrespecting Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, who hails from a Dalit background. Khera stated, "PM Modi continuously disrespects Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge. In the BJP's entire history, there has been only one Dalit leader who became the BJP President, Bangaru Laxman, and that too for just one year. Will they tell us how to respect Dalits?"

Addressing Shah's remarks made during an election rally in Haryana, where he claimed Congress does not respect Dalits, Khera responded, "Our national president is Kharge Sahab, whom he insults repeatedly. Modi ji, is this honour? In their entire history, there was only one Dalit president for one year, Bangaru Laxman Ji, who was also removed. They will tell us how Dalits are respected?" Khera also countered Shah's statement regarding Congress's alleged plan to release jailed terrorists, saying, "When the BJP came to power with the PDP in 2014, Asiya Andrabi was one of their brand ambassadors. The country knows that when Modi Ji and Amit Shah Ji speak, truth is hard to find."

During his rally in Fatehabad, Haryana, Amit Shah accused Congress of being an "anti-Dalit" party, asserting that the party has historically disrespected Dalit leaders, including Dr. Ashok Tanwar and Kumari Selja. He further criticized Congress for not awarding Dr. B.R. Ambedkar the Bharat Ratna while in power. Regarding the party's internal dynamics and leadership ahead of the Haryana elections, Khera remarked, "In every party, people have the right to express their ambitions. I have my own ambitions, and there is nothing wrong with that. There is no confusion in our party's decision-making process. If the BJP hopes for confusion, they will be disappointed. We will win Haryana with a huge majority." The Haryana assembly elections are set for October 5, with vote counting scheduled for October 8.

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