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Nation pays homage to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on his 62nd death anniversary

| @indiablooms | Dec 06, 2017, at 09:14 pm

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS) :  President Shri Ram Nath Kovind led the nation in paying homage to Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on his 62nd Mahaparinirvan Diwas (Death anniversary) here on Wednesday.

The President offered floral tributes at the statue of Baba Saheb at Sansad Bhavan Lawns in the Parliament House complex in the morning.

The Vice President,  M. Venkiah Naidu, the Prime Minister  Narendra Modi and the Speaker of the Lok Sabha,  Sumitra Mahajan also offered tributes to the Father of the Indian Constitution, Dr. Ambedkar.

Among other leaders who paid floral homage to Baba Saheb included the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment  Thaawarchand Gehlot, Ministers of State for Social Justice and Empowerment  Krishan Pal Gurjar, Vijay Sampla and  Ram Das Athawale and other dignitaries.

The function was organised by the Ambedkar Foundation, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.

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