3 min readLucknowDec 6, 2025 04:32 PM IST
First published on: Dec 6, 2025 at 02:09 PM IST
Boundary walls would be constructed around statues of Dr Ambedkar across Uttar Pradesh to protect them, announced Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday. He made the remarks while addressing the ‘Mahaparinirvaan Diwas (death anniversary)’ programme of Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar in Lucknow.
Many such statues have been subjected to vandalism by miscreants in various districts in the past. “To prevent such incidents, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to build protective boundary walls and install canopies over all statues of Babasaheb. His legacy must be preserved with dignity,” the CM said.
At the event, CM Adityanath also announced that the government will ensure a guaranteed minimum honorarium for Class IV employees, contract workers, and sanitation workers in the next one to two months.
He said these workers, who play an essential role in running civic and government services, deserve fair and dignified compensation. “We have already set up a dedicated corporation. In the next month or two, the government will ensure minimum honorarium payments to all Class IV, contract, and sanitation workers,” he said.
He added that the ongoing ‘Zero Poverty Mission’ is being accelerated to ensure that no family in the state remains deprived of government benefits. Identification of poor families from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and the Most Backward Classes is nearly complete. Many families have already received ration cards, pension cards, or other welfare benefits. Those still without housing or Ayushman health coverage will be provided homes and health insurance worth Rs 5 lakh, said the CM.
Adityanath also criticised political parties that have historically pursued appeasement for vote-bank politics. Calling it detrimental to national unity and an insult to Babasaheb’s ideals, he referred to an incident and claimed a Congress leader refused to sing Vande Mataram in 1923.
“Babasaheb warned the nation long ago about such tendencies,” he said. “He had said that anyone who enjoys the privileges of India but does not consider its land sacred cannot genuinely work in the interest of this country. Parties driven by appeasement are not only harming India but also disrespecting Dr Ambedkar by trying to keep people deprived of their basic rights,” the CM added.
Calling Mahaparinirvan Diwas a day of deep inspiration, CM Adityanath said Babasaheb rose from the grassroots, overcoming immense social discrimination and traditional inequalities to open pathways of dignity and empowerment for Dalits, the deprived, and the most backward communities.
“Whether it is scholarships, housing schemes, pensions, social security, or health insurance — every benefit is reaching the ground. No Dalit, deprived, or backward citizen is being left behind. Ownership rights through housing documents, construction of toilets, distribution of ration, and access to modern healthcare are all reflections of the equality Babasaheb envisioned,” he said.
The Chief Minister said the new India is honouring great national icons through initiatives such as the construction of Panchateerthas and expanded scholarship programmes for SC, ST, OBC, and Dalit students. He added that the state government is working to connect every slum, Dalit settlement, and SC/ST habitation with essential services and infrastructure.
He made the remarks while addressing the ‘Mahaparinirvaan Diwas (death anniversary)’ programme of Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar in Lucknow. (Source: X/@myogiadityanath) 
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