Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais, State CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis pay tribute to BR Ambedkar on his birth anniversary on April 14, 2023 in Mumbai. , Photo Credit: PTI
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Friday that his government would build “a world-class memorial” to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at the Indu Mill complex in Mumbai.
Shri Shinde along with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais paid floral tributes on the occasion of Dr. Ambedkar’s 133rd birth anniversary.
Speaking at an event in Mumbai on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti, CM Shinde said that his government has expedited the work on the Ambedkar memorial.
Within a year we will complete the work of the memorial and it will be a major tourist destination of the country. Often we visit foreign countries, but now people from abroad will come to see this memorial,” said Mr. Shinde.
The CM said that India is the largest democracy in the world today and this was possible only because of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, who gave us our constitution.
“Our [Maharashtra] The government is working on the path shown by Dr. Ambedkar. We have recently increased the scholarship for the students and started many schemes.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Fadnavis said that Dr. Ambedkar strove for equality throughout his life and assured equal rights and opportunities for all in his Constitution.
Governor Ramesh Bais planted a sapling in the premises of Chaityabhoomi and visited an exhibition of photographs on the life of Dr. Ambedkar put up by the public relations wing of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
“Often we go to foreign countries, but now people from all over the country and abroad will come to see this monument”Eknath ShindeMaharashtra Chief Minister