Need to protect his ideals, Constitution: Mallikarjun Kharge on Ambedkar’s death anniversary

The day marks the death anniversary of B R Ambedkar, observed as Mahaparinirvan Diwas.

By: PTI

New Delhi | December 6, 2024 09:37 AM IST

Ambedkar devoted his entire life to championing the democratic values of liberty, equality, fraternity, and justice. (Express Photo)

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said there is a pressing need to defend, protect, and safeguard the ideals of B R Ambedkar as also his “finest” contribution – the Constitution of India.

“On the Mahaparinirvan Diwas of Babasaheb Ambedkar, we express our heartfelt gratitude to the ardent champion of the Constitution and social justice,” Kharge said in a post on X.

He said Ambedkar devoted his entire life to championing the democratic values of liberty, equality, fraternity, and justice.

“It is a pressing need of the hour to defend, protect, and safeguard his ideals and ideas, as well as his finest contribution to the nation ‘the Constitution of India,” the Congress chief said.

It honors the legacy of the leader who gave the country its first Constitution stood for the rights of the downtrodden and sought to transform India’s social fabric.

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