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Abiding by the lockdown, political leaders of varied hues paid floral tributes to Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar on his birth anniversary with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath taking the lead and paying homage to the Dalit icon at his 5, Kalidas Marg official residence in Lucknow on Tuesday.
Bharatiya Janata Party state president Swatantra Dev Singh also paid tributes to Dr Ambedkar at his residence while party general secretary (organisation) Sunil Bansal paid tribute to the Dalit icon at BJP state headquarters.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Swatantra Dev Singh said that party workers would follow the lockdown-02 in toto and help the poor and needy during this period.
“As decided earlier, party workers distributed food and other essentials like soap among the poor in Basti to mark the party’s commitment to helping the poor and needy,” he said.
BJP general secretary Vijay Bahadur Pathak too offered tributes to Dr Ambedkar at his home.