Former President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Friday launched a book titled ‘Ambedkar and Modi: Reformer's Ideas Performer's Implementation' in the presence of Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur, former Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan, Minister of State of Information and Broadcasting Dr L. Murugan and Director of Bluekraft Digital Foundation, Hitesh Jain.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Kovind delved into the multi-dimensional persona of Dr Ambedkar. Recalling his contributions in the formative years of Independent India, Kovind said Baba Saheb’s contributions shaped the policies related to banking, irrigation, electricity system, education system, labour management, revenue sharing system, etc.
Kovind recalled the time when the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi had organized a Gaurav Yatra in 2010 in Gujarat. Atop a decorated elephant was seated a large copy of the Indian Constitution, while CM Modi was walking with the people on foot. There is no better example of reverence to the Constitution and respect to Baba Saheb Ambedkar.
Drawing parallels between the vision of Dr Ambedkar and the policies of PM Modi, Kovind said that the new education policy, which has stemmed from over two lakh ideas submitted from across the country, and which provides for education in one’s mother tongue is in line with Baba Sabeb’s ideas. He further added that the four labour codes to replace a multitude of complex laws, the universal account numbers for labourers are fruition of the vision of Dr Ambedkar.
On his part, Anurag Thakur said the book is not just a collection of the lofty ideas and vision of the great reformer Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, but also a compilation of how the ideas have been executed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last eight years. It’s a documentation of the herculean efforts being made to realize the vision of Dr Ambedkar.
Thakur recalled the contribution of Dr Ambedkar and said that he was a statesman par excellence whose ideas, interventions, and philosophies have formed the very foundation of our nation and country as we know it today.