An Other Backward Classes (OBC) group in Gujarat called OBC Ekta Manch has asked state legislators to support its initiative of erecting a statue of B R Ambedkar. But the response from legislators has been tepid. While nine Congress members of the Assembly sent letters of support to the Manch, their counterparts in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) all kept mum. However, four of the 26 BJP members of Parliament in the state backed the group. The Manch has warned legislators to support the initiative or risk being branded as anti-Ambedkar before the people of their constituencies.
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