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Ambedkar statue at Vijayawada to cost Rs 400 cr: Andhra Pradesh Minister

The construction of B R Ambedkar statue at PWD Grounds in Vijayawada, expected to be completed by July, may touch Rs 400 crore, said Andhra Pradesh Minister Merugu Nagarjuna on Tuesday. The amount spent for the 125-feet tall statue has already reached Rs 380 crore from Rs 268 crore and the State government will not back off how much ever be the cost, the Minister for Social Welfare said. "Unlike the previous TDP government which planned to build the statue in a nondescript place at Rs 100 crore, our government under Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has allotted a plot worth hundreds of crore of rupees," asserted Nagarjuna in a statement. Besides the statue, the Minister said Rs 106 crore additional funds, including Rs 6 crore from the Municipal department, were allotted for more buildings around the memorial of the architect of the Indian Constitution. He said the construction work at the site is progressing day in and out in conjunction with a similar project going on in Haryana.

VP Naidu pays tributes to Ambedkar, says he was multi-faceted genius

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday paid tributes to B R Ambedkar, the key architect of India's Constitution, on his birth anniversary, saying he was the voice of the socially oppressed and dedicated his life to the uplift of the marginalised sections of society. Born in Maharashtra in a Dalit family in 1891, Ambedkar was a jurist and economist who played an important role in India's freedom movement. Ambedkar championed the cause of the Dalit community which faced deep-rooted discrimination. He was also India's first law minister. "My humble tributes to the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr BR Ambedkar on his birth anniversary today. Babasaheb was a multi-faceted genius a legal luminary, visionary statesman, outstanding constitutional expert, brilliant parliamentarian & social reformer," the Vice President Secretariat tweeted, quoting Naidu. "He (Ambedkar) was the voice of the socially oppressed and dedicated his life to the upliftment of the marginalised ...

Tributes pour in on Ambedkar Jayanti; 'indelible contributions', says PM

A key architect of India's Constitution, Ambedkar is regarded as an icon, especially by Dalits, for his relentless work for social reforms and empowerment of the disadvantaged sections of society.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi pays tributes to Ambedkar on his birth anniversary

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday paid tributes to B R Ambedkar on his birth anniversary and said he gave India its strongest pillar of strength - the Constitution

PM Modi pays tribute to Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 130th birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tribute Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 130th birth anniversary

Committed to fulfilling Ambedkar's dreams for our nation, says PM Modi

Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution and a Dalit icon, passed away in 1956

Will an Ambedkar museum in London enlighten Brahminical British Indians?

Will a museum to the Dalit leader in London enlighten Brahminical British Indians

Ambedkar Jayanti: Dalits protest safronising of Ambedkar memorial; updates

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, other politicians paid tribute to Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar on this birthday

Dalits 'cleanse' Ambedkar statue after tributes by Maneka, BJP leaders

Thakor Solanki, general secretary of SC/ST the Employees Union of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, claimed that they had gathered at the venue to pay their tributes before the BJP leaders