Maha leaders pay tributes to Ambedkar on 64th death anniversary

Mumbai, Dec 6 : Maharashtra leaders cutting across party lines paid homage on Sunday to Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution and the champion of the downtrodden masses, on his 64th death anniversary here.
Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar and a host of other dignitaries visited Chaityabhoomi in Dadar and offered their floral tributes and recalled his teachings and ideals.
Dr Ambedkar was cremated at Chaityabhoomi on December 6, 1956.
Usually, over 3,00,000 followers of Ambedkar from all over India gather at Chaityabhoomi on this day every year, but most preferred to stay home on account of Covid-19 pandemic .
The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation however arranged a live webcast of the events at the memorial, besides full coverage on national and regional television channels for his admirers in India and abroad.
Others who paid homage included Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar, Congress state President Balasaheb Thorat, All India Congress SC/ST Wing chief and Maharashtra Minister Dr Nitin Raut, Union Minister of State for Social Welfare Ramdas Athawale, and Dr Bhalchandra Mungekar.