Hero of social justice ideology: Congress hails Kanshi Ram on birth anniversary

NEW DELHI: (Mar 15) The Congress on Sunday hailed Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram on his birth anniversary, with Rahul Gandhi saying his tireless struggle and dedication to the rights of the poor, Dalits, and the marginalised serve as "an inspiration to us".

Paying tributes to Kanshi Ram, Gandhi claimed that the Constitution is under threat today and “those who ascended to power by swearing an oath to Babasaheb's Constitution are themselves bent upon undermining it”.

“A respectful tribute to the Bahujan icon, Manyavar Kanshi Ram Ji, on his birth anniversary. His tireless struggle and dedication to the rights of the poor, Dalits, and the marginalised serve as an inspiration to us all,” Gandhi said in his post in Hindi on X. "He believed that the Constitution is the true strength of Dalits, the backward classes, and the deprived. That very Constitution is under threat today—those who ascended to power by swearing an oath to Babasaheb's Constitution are themselves bent upon undermining it," Gandhi said.