Himachal Governor, CM pay tribute to Ambedkar

Tribune News Service

Shimla, April 14

Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur paid floral tribute to Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar on his 130th birth anniversary at Ambedkar Chowk, Chaura Maidan, here today.

The Governor said besides being the architect of the Constitution, Dr Ambedkar worked seamlessly for ensuring social justice to people and dedicated his life for the betterment of the poor. He emphasised on spreading the message of brotherhood.

The Governor also released a calendar of the Baba Saheb Ambedkar Society in the presence of the Chief Minister.

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said Dr Ambedkar not only drafted the Constitution, but also took up various issues of the poor and SCs. Dr Ambedkar felt that education was the right weapon to fight social slavery and it could enlighten the downtrodden to come up and gain social status, economic betterment and political freedom.

Later, he visited the BJP state office at Chakkar and paid floral tributes to Ambedkar.