Ambedkar's Birth Anniversary

Ambedkar Jayanti: Delhi CM announces 15-day education drive in schools

She further informed that as part of the initiative, students will also be taken to visit key landmarks associated with Dr. Ambedkar

How EC was formed after Ambedkar's amendment in Constituent Assembly

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, considered the key architect of the Indian Constitution, is also credited with the creation of the Election Commission. An amendment brought by him in the Constituent Assembly led to the establishment of the Election Commission, an independent body mandated to hold elections to the office of President and Vice President, and Lok Sabha, state assembly, Rajya Sabha and state legislative council polls. Certain provisions of the Constitution, including the one related to the EC, came into force immediately after it was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949. The rest of the provisions came into force on January 26, 1950. The EC came into being on January 25, 1950, a day before India became a Republic. Before Ambedkar brought the amendment, draft Article 289 proposed separate election commissions for the Centre and the states, scholarly articles and Constituent Assembly debates suggest. But Ambedkar proposed a more centralised body to be headed

Ambedkar favoured smaller states, proposed division of Bihar, MP, UP

B R Ambedkar, the chief architect of India's Constitution, believed that large states posed serious challenges to governance and democratic accountability while smaller states are more manageable and can ensure equitable development. In his 1955 book "Thoughts on Linguistic States", he strongly advocated the division of big provinces like Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, saying that "the present provinces are too large and not administrable". Ambedkar supported the creation of states on linguistic lines but was deeply concerned about the formation of excessively large units. "The idea of having bigger linguistic states is not a democratic idea at all. It is a clear departure from the fundamentals of democracy. It is an idea wholly incompatible with the idea of democracy, he wrote. He suggested that states should be divided not only for administrative efficiency but also to ensure that no region or group felt marginalised. "Bihar should be divided into two states. Similarly, Madhya Pradesh

President, Vice Prez, PM Modi pay tributes to Ambedkar on birth anniversary

President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes at the statue of Bhimrao Ambedkar in the Parliament House Complex on Monday, marking his birth anniversary. Senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge also paid homage at the statue of Ambedkar. Union ministers, MPs and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta were also present to offer their tributes. On the eve of the occasion, President Droupadi Murmu greeted people and said Ambedkar's contributions across various fields would continue to inspire future generations to work with dedication towards nation-building. In her message, she said Ambedkar created a distinct identity despite facing extreme hardships and earned global respect through his exceptional achievements. He considered education an important tool for social change and empowerme

Babasaheb's dream of justice for all becoming reality now: Rijiju

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday asserted that Bhim Rao Ambedkar's dream of justice for all was becoming a reality in the current times with the government ensuring basic facilities to people living in the remotest corners. He noted that when basic facilities reach the most distant villages, it becomes the foundation for justice, and the Narendra Modi government is doing just that. Providing basic amenities to every nook and corner of the country, including the Northeastern region, was previously not considered to be possible, he said. Speaking at the concluding ceremony of the platinum jubilee celebration of Gauhati High Court, Rijiju said, We are paying tribute to the architect of our Constitution, Babasaheb Ambedkar, on his birth anniversary today. His emphasis was on justice when he set about to draft the Constitution and it became a part of the Preamble also, he added, mentioning Justice: economic, social, political'. I have to say that this dream of justice for all

Telangana CM unveils 125 ft-tall Ambedkar statue unveiled in Hyderabad

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao unveiled the 125-ft tall statue of B R Ambedkar here on Friday, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the architect of the Constitution, on a grand scale. Flower petals were showered on the statute from a helicopter, paying rich tributes to Ambedkar. The statue was built using 360 tonnes of stainless steel and 114 tonnes of bronze, at a cost of Rs 146.50 crore. Rao had earlier said the India's tallest statue of Ambedkar, which is next to the State Secretariat, and located beside the Telangana Martyrs memorial, will inspire people every day and motivate the entire State administration.

Opponents tried best to weaken BSP due to their casteist mindset: Mayawati

BSP president Mayawati paid glowing tributes to Dr B R Ambedkar on his birth anniversary on Friday and alleged that opponents have tried their best to weaken her party because of their "narrow, casteist and communal mindset" but it has continued to stand solidly all through. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also said the people of the state have long "suffered" under the Congress, SP and now BJP governments and alleged that there is growing restlessness among them for getting rid of the "mirage of development" created by them and dearth of peace and amity. In a series of tweets on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti, the BSP supremo said "hundreds of salutations and immense respect to the most respected Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, who laid the strong foundation of modern India by giving an ultra humanist and welfare Constitution, on his birth anniversary today. His life struggle is a ray of hope for crores of poor, labourers, deprived and other toiling people even ...

BR Ambedkar gave voice to deprived sections of society: CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar was a luminary who gave voice to the deprived sections of the society. He hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for realising Babasaheb's dream and vision while others only did politics in his name. Paying tributes to B R Ambedkar on his birth anniversary, Adityanath said, "Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar is the voice of the oppressed, exploited and deprived (sections of the society) not only in India, but also in the world. He ushered in a new era by framing the world's largest Constitution for the world's largest democracy. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar is always an example in the form of a 'prakash-punj' (luminary) to give voice to the affected people anywhere in the world. The upliftment of the underprivileged is no longer just a slogan today, but Babasaheb's dream seems to be coming true on the ground, he said, He further said the prime minister developed places associated with Babasaheb as pilgrimage

BJP, Dalit outfits brace for showdown on Ambedkar's birth anniversary

New Delhi, 12 AprilA showdown is in the offing between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and several Dalit organisations, as well as opposition parties, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar on Saturday.The BJP on one side and Dalit organisations, as well as opposition parties, on the other, are set to hold competing events to mark the birth anniversary of the architect of the Constitution and Dalit icon Ambedkar.If the BJP has asked its workers and leaders to visit nearly 21,000 villages and spend the night in Dalit homes, Dalit leaders on Thursday said Dalit organisations will mark April 14 as 'protect constitution day'. The BJP has asked its workers to spread the message of Modi government's social welfare policies in Dalit villages. The PM is also slated to inaugurate a memorial of Ambedkar's.Dalit leaders, who held a meeting here on Thursday, demanded the Centre issue an ordinance on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, which .