India, July 26 -- Congress leader Udit Raj's assertion that Rahul Gandhi could be "the second Ambedkar" for OBCs has invited allegations from the BJP that he as insulted BR Ambedkar and the Dalit community.

A prominent Dalit leader and a former MP from Delhi, Udit Raj in a post on X on Saturday appealed to the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) to "think that history does not give opportunities for progress again and again".

He urged them to "follow and support" Rahul Gandhi's recent assertions at a function at Delhi's Talkatora Stadium on Friday.

"If they (OBCs) do so, then Rahul Gandhi will prove to be the second Ambedkar for them," Udit Raj's post read. BR Ambedkar, apart from being a globally respected constitutionalist, is widely seen ...