President Droupadi Murmu and Prime
Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar on his 67th death
anniversary which is observed as “Mahaparinirvan Diwas”, on Wednesday.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Lok
Sabha Speaker Om Birla and other parliamentarians paid tribute to the architect
of the Constitution at his statue in the Parliament premises today.
Earlier, taking to X, PM Modi wrote, “Pujya
Baba Saheb, along with being the architect of the Indian Constitution, was an
immortal champion of social harmony, who dedicated his life for the welfare of
the exploited and the deprived. My respectful obeisances to him today on Mahaparinirvana
day.
Paying tributes to Baba Saheb Ambedkar, Lok
Sabha Speaker Om Birla said, “Baba Saheb Dr BR Amdebkar had dedicated his
entire life to towards the establishment of an equal and just society, the
progress of the nation, human rights and social justice for all. On his death
anniversary I pay sincere homage to him.”
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in his
message said, “On Mahaparinirvan Diwas, I bow to Babasaheb Ambedkar and his
remarkable contributions to our nation. His thoughts inspired millions, and our
coming generations will never forget his role in creating Bharat Constitution.”
Mos PMO Dr Jitendra Singh remmbered
Babasaheb saying, “Today, we remember Babasaheb Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar on
Mahaparinirvan Diwas. The chief architect of our Constitution, Babasaheb worked
tirelessly throughout his life for creating an equitable and a strong Bharat.”
Born on April 14, 1891, Baba Saheb
Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer who
campaigned against social discrimination towards Dalits and supported the
rights of women ad workers. He died on December 6, 1956.
Baba Saheb Ambedkar was a prolific
student, earning doctorates in economics from both Columbia University and the
University of London. In 1956, he led a satyagraha in Mahad to fight for the
right of the untouchable community to draw water from the main water tank of
the town.
On 25 September, 1932, the agreement
known as Poona Pact was signed between Ambedkar and Madan Mohan Malaviya. Due
to the pact, the depressed class received 148 seats in the legislature, instead
of the 71 as allocated earlier.
He was also one of the seven members of
the committee that drafted the Indian Constitution after independence. In 1990,
Ambedkar was conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award.
Baba Saheb Ambedkar died in his sleep on
6 December, 1956, at his home in Delhi.
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