The President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, the Vice President, Mr. Mohd. Hamid Ansari, the Union Home Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh, the former Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and other dignitaries paid tributes to Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on the occasion of his birth anniversary, at Parliament House, in New Delhi on April 14, 2015.
Defender of Downtrodden Sections
New Delhi (PIB-GR-TYP-BIN): The President, Mr. Pranabh Mukherji led the nation in paying homage to Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on his 124th Birth anniversary on April 14.
Mr. Pranbh Mukherji offered floral tributes at the statue of Baba Saheb at Parliament House Lawns in the Parliament House complex in the morning. The Vice President, Mr. Mohd. Hamid Ansari, leaders of various political parties and Mr. Thaawar Chand Ghelot, Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment offered tributes to Dr. Ambedkar. Ministers of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Mr. Krishan Pal Gurjar and Mr. Vijay Sampla were also present on the occasion and offered tributes Dr. Ambedkar .
Thousands of people visited the Parliament House Complex since morning to pay tributes to the messiah of the marginalised and downtrodden sections of society amidst chanting of slogan ‘Baba Saheb Amar Rahe’, ‘Jai Bheem’ and ‘Jai Bharat’. The function organized by Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment began with a prayer by Buddhist monks.
(Source: PIB/GR/TYP/BIN/USPA/WN)