Gandhis, Abdullahs sullied Ambedkar's image: Chugh

Jammu, Dec 24: BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh today strongly condemned the Abdullah and the Gandhi families for sullying the glorious image of Bhimrao Ambedkar and for subverting his ideals and plans.

Chugh said former prime ministers Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi deliberately destroyed the reputation of Ambedkar and his ideals.

Chugh alleged that Nehru ensured electoral defeat of Ambedkar and played havoc with Ambedkar's political career. Later, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi tried twisting the reservation policy.

Similarly, the Abdullah government, instead of fulfilling its election promises, has been planning to snatch reservation of Dalits and backward classes which the BJP would never allow.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chugh said, has always been upholding the philosophy and ideals of Ambedkar and has acknowledged his contribution to nation building.

Earlier, addressing party workers, Chugh gave a call for strengthening the grassroots level structure of the BJP across the state. He also asked the party workers to highlight failures of the Abdullah government.

The prime minister's development policies must reach all sections of the society and all parts of J&K, Chugh added.