Lucknow,

April 14 (HS): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav attacked the government

BJP on Tuesday, claiming that the party that vandalized the most monuments of B

R Ambedkar is now attempting to give a false message by providing

funding for their renovation under the 'Dr Ambedkar Moorti Vikas Yojana'. On

Baba Saheb's 135th birth anniversary, Yadav paid lavish honors to Dr. BR

Ambedkar at his Lucknow statue. Yadav criticized the BJP-led government's plan

to approve a Rs 403 crore budget for erecting umbrellas over Ambedkar

sculptures across the state and other beautifying projects, claiming that the

party is sending a misleading message ahead of the polls by releasing the

budget.

During

the previous ten years of the BJP administration, the most number of Dr

Ambedkar sculptures have been damaged, and those who intend to break them are

the same ones who want to send a misleading message ahead of the elections by

presenting the budget. The people of Uttar Pradesh, however, are aware and

suspicious of the BJP's plots, according to the SP president.

The

Uttar Pradesh cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has already

approved the Dr B R Ambedkar Murti Vikas Yojana, which will see the development

or beautification of ten memorials and statues of great icons of social justice

in each assembly constituency at a cost of Rs 403 crore.

Under

this project, sculptures and memorials to great persons such as Babasaheb B R

Ambedkar, Ravidas, Kabir, Jyotirao Phule, and Valmiki, among others, would be

protected, beautified, and upgraded with basic infrastructure. This will assist

to maintain the history of social justice heroes while also connecting the

younger generation to their beliefs. The SP head said that there is ongoing

prejudice and injustice against Dalits and backward classes, particularly the

PDA (backward Dalits and minorities) class, and that some people commit suicide

for the sake of dignity. Yadav stated that the Samajwadi Party is always

battling against the exploitation of the Bahujan population, which has been occurring

for thousands of years and to achieve a condition of social fairness, even if

it takes a few years or centuries.

Intensifying

his attack on the BJP, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister stated that

those who discussed altering the Constitution after gaining 400 seats in the 2024

Lok Sabha elections went underground after being beaten by the voters. They

have undoubtedly gone underground, but everyone must work together to combat

them, Yadav added. He went on to say that Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar's

Constitution is more than simply a document; it is an iron sword that protects

us.

The

Constitution protects us and saves our lives. The Constitution guarantees us

justice. The Constitution is Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar's gift to us,

providing equality and the opportunity to move forward. The Constitution is our

defender, and we shall always strive to uphold Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar's

ideas, Yadav stated.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi