The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrated the 124th birth anniversary of Bhimrao Ambedkar, founder-member of India’s Constitution, at all the district headquarters and colony centres of Mandals in the State on Tuesday. Sundarkand was recited at slums of Mandal, symposiums were held besides lunch was served and fruits were distributed in the slums. Symposiums were organised by the Schedule Caste (SC) Cell of the BJP at Mandal level.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, union ministers Ramvilas Paswan and Thanwarchand Gehlot, State president and MP Nandkumar Singh Chouhan, SC cell State president Omprakash Khatik and other leaders participated in the social harmony convention held at birthplace of constitution maker in Mhow. The leaders also threw light over the persona of Ambedkar on the occasion.
In Bhopal, symposiums were held in all the Mandals and lunch was served in the slums besides the BJP workers carried out membership drive in the slums.
Bhopal Mayor Alok Sharma addressing the social harmony convention at Vajpayee Nagar in walled cities Shahjehanabad locality said that Ambedkar finished the difference between upper and lower castes and established social harmony in the society.
At the board office square of the State capital, BJP MlAs and State spokespersons Rameshwar Sharma and Vishwas Sarang, MlA Surendranath Singh, BJP Bhopal district president and Mayor Alok Sharma and other leaders garlanded the statue and threw light on the personality of the great leader. District office-bearers and party workers were present in large number on the occasion.
In Indore, the birth anniversary of the constitution maker was celebrated as social harmony day. Membership drive was carried out in 101 slums. Health camp was also organised in few slum areas of the commercial capital of the State on the occasion of birth anniversary of constitution maker Bhimrao Ambedkar. Programmes were also held in other districts of the State to mark the occasion.