Punjab celebrates Ambedkar’s 134th birth anniversary

A district level function was organized at Bhagat Chetan Dev Government B.Ed College, Faridkot in connection with the 134th birth centenary of the great man of the era and the architect of the Indian Constitution, renowned social reformer Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar.

Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan attended the event as a chief guest while MLA Faridkot S. Gurdit Singh Sekhon also attended this event as a special guest.

Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan in his address said that Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar, architect of the Constitution of India always worked for social reform and upliftment of the downtrodden people of the society.

After coming to power, we have placed the photos of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar and Shaheed Bhagat Singh in every Government office so that people could take inspiration from them.

He added that the Punjab Government has also re launched the scholarships schemes for the scheduled castes and backward class students.

Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan added that Dr. B. R Ambedkar was a symbol of unity and integrity and the Punjab Government has decided to take forward the thinking of Dr. B. R Ambedkar and work for the downtrodden people of the Punjab.

In this way, the Punjab Government has decided to educate the children of this class as much as possible so that they can get a respectable place in the society.

He emphasized that the Punjab Government has created history by inducting six ministers from the Scheduled Caste category in the cabinet and has given due status to this community.

He further highlighted that reservation policy has also been implemented in the Advocate General office for the first time and other welfare schemes have also been started for the welfare of underprivileged class.

MLA S. Gurdit Singh Sekhon in his address congratulated the people of Punjab on the occasion of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar birthday and said that Baba Saheb brought the different communities, castes and religions of the country into a single chain by giving them the Right to Equality in accordance with the Constitution and protected the rights of all classes.

Furthermore, he said that we should follow the teachings of Dr. B. R Ambedkar and contribute to the progress and development of the poor class.

On this occasion, Deputy Commissioner Poonamdeep Kaur also paid tribute to Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar and briefly shared her thoughts on his life, struggle, and contribution to the Constitution.

She said that we need to be aware of our rights as well as our duties. She thanked all the guests and dignitaries for the success of the program.