Father of the Constitution remembered

Father of the Constitution remembered
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Telangana State on Tuesday saluted Architect of Indian Constitution Dr Babasaheb Bheemrao Ambedkar on the occasion of his 125th Birth Anniversary. On the occasion, all the main roads of the districts wore festive look with flowers and flags all around. While the Union Government has declared a National Holiday for government offices, political leaders of all parties paid respects to “Father of the Constitution” at various places.

Hyderabad: Telangana State on Tuesday saluted Architect of Indian Constitution Dr Babasaheb Bheemrao Ambedkar on the occasion of his 125th Birth Anniversary. On the occasion, all the main roads of the districts wore festive look with flowers and flags all around. While the Union Government has declared a National Holiday for government offices, political leaders of all parties paid respects to “Father of the Constitution” at various places.

KCR Government made special arrangements to celebrate the occasion on a grand scale across the State. Addressing a public meeting at Tank Bund in the State capital, Deputy Chief Ministers Kadiam Srihari and Mahmood Ali felicitated two “brave persons” Anand and Purna for scaling Mount Everest.

Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao garlanding the statue of Dr B R Ambedkar on his 125th birth anniversary at the Tank Bund in Hyderabad on Tuesday. (Right) Neglected statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Ambedkar, and Y S Rajasekhara Reddy at the entrance of the GHMC office await unveiling since 2011. Photos: Prabhu Das/Srinivas Setty

CM K Chandrasekhar Rao and some of his cabinet colleagues paid rich tributes to Ambedhkar. Speaker S Madhusudana Chary offered floral tributes to Ambedkar on the Assembly premises. Telangana State Congress chief Uttam Kumar Reddy, CLP leader K Jana Reddy, Shabbir Ali and Mallu Ravi paid floral tributes to Ambedkar at Tank Bund. TDP leaders L Ramana, Errabelli Dayakar Rao, Revanth Reddy, Sujana Chowdhury and others offered tributes to Babasaheb at NTR Trust Bhavan.

Telangana BJP president G Kishen Reddy, after offering floral tributes said Ambedkar discouraged conversions. Though freedom was achieved long back, members of SC and ST communities in the country remained poor and were not developed till today. The BJP leader said Dr Ambedkar’s words are a source of inspiration for the BJP to work for the cause of deprived and destitute classes, he noted. A large number of Ambedkarites thronged the Tank Bund and offered floral tributes to Father of the Constitution, to mark the occasion. Leaders of various political parties followed suit at their respective districts.

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