TMC MP moves privilege notice against Amit Shah

Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien has moved a privilege notice against Home Minister Amit Shah over the remarks he made on Ambedkar in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The TMC MP said Shah had undermined the legacy of the Constitution's architect and Parliament's dignity.O'Brien has sought action against Amit Shah, alleging the statements were in violation of parliamentary decorum.The Congress sought the Home Minister's resignation and an apology from him.
The row erupted after Amit Shah, replying to the Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha, said it had become a "fashion" for the Opposition to take Ambedkar's name. "Abhi ek fashion ho gaya hai - Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar. Itna naam agar bhagwan ka lete to saat janmon tak swarg mil jata (It has become a fashion to say Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar. If they had taken God's name so many times, they would have got a place in heaven)," Amit Shah had said.