Political parties, leaders outdo each other to claim Ambedkar's legacy

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Almost a year after the Constitution and its coat pocket edition became the leitmotif of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, political parties and leaders vied with each other on Monday with renewed zeal to celebrate the 135th birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar, the man credited with being the primary architect of the document.

 

The political contestation between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and regional parties to appropriate Ambedkar’s legacy was on display throughout the day.

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who inaugurated several development projects in Haryana, said that Ambedkar “wanted every poor person to live with dignity, with their