Bhopal: Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan paid tribute to Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, the pioneer of social justice and the architect of the Indian Constitution, on his birth anniversary. CM Shri Chouhan garlanded his portrait in the auditorium located at the residence office and paid floral tributes.
Dr. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar was a jurist, economist, politician and social reformer. He campaigned against social discrimination, supported the rights of workers, farmers and women. He was the first Law and Justice Minister of independent India, the father of the Indian Constitution and one of the builders of the Republic of India. He had said “untouchability is worse than slavery”. Dr. Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 at Mhow in Indore district. He passed away on 6 December 1956 in Delhi. In the year 1990, he was posthumously awarded the “Bharat Ratna”, India’s highest civilian award.
