Terming Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar as an ‘immortal luminary’ who gave voice to the oppressed, exploited and deprived sections not only in India but all over the world, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that Babasaheb ushered in a new era by framing the world's largest Constitution for the world's largest democracy.
Paying tributes to Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar on his birth anniversary, Yogi Adityanath said, “Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar is the voice for every underprivileged. Uplift of the downtrodden is no longer just a slogan, Babasaheb's dream is being realised on the ground today under the leadership of Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi.”
In his address, the chief minister said that Babasaheb obtained the degree of higher education from the most prestigious university of the world. He said despite this, Babasaheb had to face those social evils which always kept weakening the Indian society but without caring about them, by becoming the voice of the underprivileged, he fought for their rights.
“Many only did politics in the name of Babasaheb in this country, but only Prime Minister Narendra Modi worked to realise his dreams and vision,” Yogi asserted.
He further said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi developed the places associated with Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar as pilgrimage centres. “Be it Mhow, Delhi, Mumbai, the building in England where Babasaheb got higher education or the land of Nagpur, work was done to develop all these places as Panchteerth,” he said.
The chief minister said that the work of giving free ration to 80 crore poor people without any discrimination, providing houses to poor people, free electricity connections, benefits of Ujjwala Yojana, benefits of Ayushman Yojana to more than 50 crore poor people and benefit of PM Swamitva Yojana to crores of poor people was done by the double-engine government.
“The dream of Babasaheb is not limited to slogans but has landed on the ground in the form of reality,” Yogi said.
Referring to the Har Ghar Nal Yojana, the chief minister said that today one crore people have been linked to it in the state. “There was a time when ‘the powerful’ did not allow the poor to drink water. Water was not allowed to be taken even from the government hand pumps. Today, with the inspiration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are working to provide pure drinking water to every poor person at his home,” Yogi said.
The chief minister said that today Babasaheb's photograph installed in every government office made one realise the constitutional duties. “Today we have started talking not only about constitutional rights but also about our constitutional duties towards the country,” he said.
Congratulating MLC Dr Lalji Prasad Nirmal, president of Ambedkar Mahasabha, the chief minister said that keeping in mind his proposals, the work of construction of Babasaheb Memorial and Cultural Centre was now in the final stage. “Very soon Ambedkar Mahasabha will have its own grand monument, which will not be of stones but it will be the centre of Babasaheb's thoughts and his inspirations,” the chief minister said.
He said that Babasaheb had inspired everyone to become educated, fight for their rights and follow high ideals.
On this occasion, the chief minister assured everyone that the state government was committed to working for the interests of the oppressed, the poor, the deprived and every section which was earlier subjected to exploitation, and was humiliated and made to suffer.
