Nagpur, April 15 -- The Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused the Congress of exploiting Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's name solely for electoral gains, saying the grand old party always stood against Dr Ambedkar and his principles.

He said the Congress historically opposed Dr Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian constitution, and defeated him in the Lok Sabha elections twice. It has no moral right to use the name of Dr Ambedkar.

Addressing a huge election rally at Sakoli in Bhandara district, where Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held a campaign event yesterday, Shah reminded the people of Bhandara that the Congress had obstructed Dr Ambedkar from entering the Lok Sabha on two occasions, defeating him in the 1952 and 1954 elections. I...