Ambedkar’s great-grandson Rajaratna Ambedkar seeks ban on RSS

The great-grandson of B R Ambedkar on Friday demanded a blanket ban on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its affiliated outfits. Dalit activist Rajaratna Ambedkar alleged that these right-wing Sangh Parivar outfits led by the RSS were responsible for the murders of Gauri Lankesh, M M Kalburgi, Govind Pansare and Narendra Dabholkar.

Addressing a press conference at Kalaburagi on Saturday, Ambedkar said, as reported by The Hindu, “All the accused so far arrested in Gauri Lankesh and other rationalists’ murder cases belonged to right-wing outfits such as Sanatan Sanstha. Banning those organisations that are directly linked to these murders alone wouldn’t help. Since they are the wings of RSS, a non-registered organisation, we demand the government to ban the RSS itself along with its affiliated organisations.”

The Dalit activist was present there to attend a gathering protesting against the burning of a copy of the Constitution near Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. Sharing his opinion, Ambedkar said, “RSS never accepted the Constitution drafted by B.R. Ambedkar. It has its own Manusmriti-based Constitution. It has been opposing Ambedkar-Constitution which is committed to safeguarding the interests of marginalised sections. BJP leaders have been talking against the Constitution and Narendra Modi, who became the Prime Minister thanks to the same Constitution, never utters a word. He did not open his mouth even when a copy of the Constitution was burnt right outside Parliament.”

He also spoke on the Union Government’s recent decision of not accepting financial aid for flood-affected Kerala. Criticising the move, the great-grandson of B R Ambedkar said, as the daily quoted, “Prime Minister doesn’t have any problem when his party accepts huge funds from foreign sources. He does have a problem when a country offers money for taking up relief and rehabilitation work in flood-hit areas. It shows how least the BJP is concerned about the people of this country.”

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