NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, DEC 6
President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President Vaenkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and political leaders on Monday paid floral tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar on his 65th death anniversary which is observed as “Mahaparinirvan Diwas”.
President Ram Nath Kovind paid floral tributes to Babasaheb Dr B.R. Ambedkar on his Mahaparinirvan Diwas at Parliament House Lawns, New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/nywxlYGFNh
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) December 6, 2021
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and other parliamentarians paid tribute to the architect of the Constitution at his statue in the Parliament premises today.
Babasaheb was a great nationalist, social reformer, legal luminary & a champion of democracy. He was the messiah of the oppressed & all through his life, he strove to dismantle caste barriers.The Nation is indebted to him for his stellar contribution in drafting the Constitution.
— Vice President of India (@VPIndia) December 6, 2021
A number of functions are being organised all over the country to highlight the contribution of Dr Ambedkar in nation-building.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Virendra Kumar, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, Union Ministers, Members of Parliament paid floral tributes to the architect of the Constitution at his statue in the Parliament House complex in New Delhi.
Buddhist monks are reciting Dhamma Puja, and special songs dedicated to Dr Ambedkar are being performed in the Parliament by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s Song and Drama Division.
In his Maan Ki Baat programme on All India Radio last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that Baba Saheb had devoted his entire life in rendering his duties for the country and society.
He said, we the countrymen should never forget the basic spirit of our Constitution, that our Constitution expects all of us to discharge our duties. Modi called upon countrymen to take a pledge that in the Amrit Mahotsav, we will try to fulfill our duties with full devotion and it will be our true tribute to Baba Saheb.
Facing threat from the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, the Maharashtra govt has issued specific guidelines to mark the Mahaparinivan Divas today when lakhs of followers of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar from across the country gather at Chaityabhoomi in Mumbai for paying tributes to the great leader.
Born on April 14, 1891, Babasaheb Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer who campaigned against social discrimination towards the untouchables (Dalits) and supported the rights of women and workers. He died on December 6, 1956.In 1990, Ambedkar was conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award.
ஒடுக்கப்பட்டோரின் குரலாய் ஒலித்து, அவர்தம் உரிமைக்காகவும் விடுதலைக்காகவும் வாழ்நாளெல்லாம் பாடுபட்ட அறிவுச்சுடர் #BabaSahebAmbedkar நினைவுநாளில், அவர் காட்டிய வழியில் சமத்துவமும் சமூகநீதியும் மேலோங்கி நிற்கும் இந்தியாவைப் பாதுகாக்க உறுதியேற்போம்!#JaiBhim pic.twitter.com/WdNeImyt8i
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) December 6, 2021
