Prasad said the government and the Bharatiya Jata Party were committed to the welfare of SCs and STs and alleged that opposition parties, including the Congress, were politicising the issue. “Some people did politics in the me of Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar but the country knows who gave real respect to Dr Ambedkar. Today, the Congress is shouting. I want to ask them when was Ambedkar given the Bharat Rat. “He was awarded the Bharat Rat by the then V.P. Singh government, supported by the BJP, in 1990. They ruled the country from 1956 to 1989, barring two years of Morarji Desai government. Why was he not given Bharat Rat? Today, the Congress is questioning us. The BJP has the maximum number of SC/ST MPs and MLAs,” the Minister said.