Senior Congress Rahul Gandhi addressed the Samvidhan Samman Sammelan here on Saturday. During this, he said that he sees that the poster says Samvidhan Samman Sammelan, but today the truth is that the Constitution needs protection and just respect will not work, it is being attacked fiercely.
Gandhi said that it is being attacked from all sides. Only Modi ji, Amit Shah are not attacking it. "Different forces are attacking it. Their aim is to destroy the Constitution or make it hollow. I want to ask you when this Constitution was made. If Birsa Munda ji was not there, this would have been made, if Narayan Guru ji was not there, this would have been made. If Ambedkar was not there, this would have been made. If Guru Nanak was not there, this would have been made. How old is it? It is not 50 years old, it is not 70 years old. The thinking behind it is thousands of years old. This fight that is going on is not 50-70 years old. It is thousands of years old," he added.
The Senior Congress Leader said If this thinking is of Birsa Munda ji's thinking, of Guru Nanak's thinking, then who is against it, it is Manusmriti. "This is not a new fight. This fight has been going on for thousands of years. Ambedkar said educate. What does it mean? Know your rights, know the constitution. If a youth today understands physics very well, he will be called educated. Ambedkar's meaning of educate was who are you, where do you stand, what is happening around you, who is doing what, this is what is meant by educate. Educate does not mean that you have gone to college and you do not know your history, you do not know your place in society, then you are not educated," he added.
"Let me tell you what is happening today. When BJP people call Adivasis as Vanvasis, what are they trying to do? They are trying to destroy your history, way of living, philosophy, medical science. Adivasi means those who were the first owners. What does Vanvasi mean, those who live in the forest. See the difference. Adivasi, Vanvasi is not just a word. This is your entire history. My schooling was done in India. If you add about Adivasis, you will get 10-15 lines. But there is nothing about their history, their way of living, their politics, their science. You will get one line about Dalits in schooling. But there is nothing about the atrocities that were done on them, their thinking, their science," said Gandhi.
The party Leader also said that who told OBCs that they are backward. "You run this country, this country runs with your blood and sweat. Where is your history? What is the history of the people who built this country, the farmers, the labourers, the barbers, the carpenters? Where is it written? It has been torn. 90 percent of the people of India are not even in history. It means you are hidden. Look at the corporates of India, I have made a list of 250 corporates. You will not find a single tribal, Dalit in the 250 biggest corporates. They are distributing halwa and eating it there," he added.
Gandhi said that out of 100 rupees, the decision of 5 rupees is taken by OBCs. "The decision of 1 rupee is taken by Dalit officers. And the decision of 10 paise is taken by tribal officers. You will not see Dalits, tribals, OBCs even in Bollywood. There is singing and dancing going on but 90 percent of the people are not dancing there. A tribal has been made the President. For the first time a tribal has been made the President. They are not allowed to enter the inauguration of the Parliament. And they accepted it. When the Ram temple is inaugurated, the President is told not to come. Ambani is called, Adani is called. But the President is told not to come. If this is not an attack on the Constitution, then what is it," he added.
