The 123rd birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Ambedkar was celebrated with enthusiasm. Followers of Ambedkar from all over the country came to Ambedkar’s birth place which is presently a two story marble monument with a dome on its top known as Ambedkar Smarak and is renovated by the BJP Government of the State led by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan with the cost of Rs 20 crore.
The president of Baba Saheb Ambedkar memorial society Bhante Shangsheel told that the birth anniversary program begins a week ago and various program on Ambedkar life and Ambedkar darshan were organised here.
The candle march of Samta Sainik Dal at midnight and after wards a guard of honor was given to Baba Saheb Ambedkar, Bhim song and a Shobha Yatra which moves in Mhow city is its main attraction.
The patron Bhante Sadanand Mahathero Satdhamaditya, Bhante NagdipankarThero, Bhadant Sumedhbodhi Mahathero, Bhadant Upgupta Mahathero, and Secretary Mohan Rao Vakode were present.
Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, Congress leaders Umang Singhar, Mohanlal Agrawal, Dhanraj Pardeshi and station commander Mhow brigadier Prakash Chandra also offered flowers to the statue of Ambedkar.
More than 1 lakh people from all over India came to Mhow who are treated as State guest and free food, water, lodging and boarding and transportation was provided to them by the government of Madhya Pradesh.
SDM Mhow Vijay Agrawal, Additional SP Mhow Arvind Tiwari, Tehsildar Tapish Pandey, SDOP Arun Mishra and Tehsildar Abhishek Sharma were present.