Overview
- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh noted that 76 years ago B. R. Ambedkar moved the resolution for adoption of the Draft Constitution in the Constituent Assembly.
- He highlighted Ambedkar’s closing speech praising the Congress for providing order and discipline that enabled the draft’s smooth passage.
- Ramesh claimed Ambedkar and the Constitution faced a “ferocious assault” from the RSS at the time, asserting that the hostility has continued.
- The comments were shared publicly on X and reported by national outlets, with no RSS response carried in these reports.
- India has officially marked November 26 as Constitution Day since 2015 to commemorate the 1949 adoption by the Constituent Assembly.