President Murmu, Vice Prez, PM Modi pay floral tributes to Babasaheb Ambedkar

President Droupadi Murmu Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes at the statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar in the Parliament House Complex on Monday marking his birth anniversarySenior 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 Babasaheb Ambedkar Union ministers MPs and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta were also present to offer their tributesOn the eve of the occasion President Droupadi Murmu greeted people and said Ambedkars contributions across various fields would continue to inspire future generations to work with dedication towards nationbuildingIn 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 empowerment of the downtrodden the President saidPaying tributes to Bhimrao Ambedkar on his birth anniversary Prime Minister Modi said that it was due to his inspiration that the country was dedicated to realising the dream of social justiceHis principles and ideas will strengthen and speed up the building of an aatmanirbhar selfreliant and developed India PM Modi said on XAmbedkar is recognised for his lifelong struggle for the empowerment of Scheduled Castes and his key role in drafting the ConstitutionBorn in a Dalit family in 1891 he was a brilliant student who went on to study abroad The discrimination he suffered in Indian society made him a committed social reformer He was also Indias first law ministerMeanwhile Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday paid floral tributes to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at Chaityabhoomi in Mumbai on his 134th birth anniversaryDeputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar legislative council chairperson Ram Shinde state cabinet ministers Ashish Shelar and Sanjay Shirsat also paid homage to Ambedkar at Chaityabhoomi the final resting place of the Constitutions chief architect located at Shivaji Park in central MumbaiThe dignitaries also visited an exhibition of rare pictures of Ambedkars life and times organised there by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMCEarlier Fadnavis in a post on X said Salutations to an eminent economist global icon of social justice and father of the Indian Constitution Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Ambedkar on his birth anniversaryNCP SP working president Supriya Sule who paid tributes at Chaityabhoomi earlier in the day told reporters that Ambedkar laid the foundation stone of how a countrys administration should be runHis vision for social justice power projects education continues to guide the country she saidWith inputs from AgenciesatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params