Scheduled Caste body demands steps to spread Dr BR Ambedkar’s ideology in Assam

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LAKHIMPUR: Asom Anusuchit Jati Yuba-Chatra Santha (AAJYCS), the youths and students’ body of the Scheduled Caste community of the State, has demanded the Chief Minister and the State government to initiate steps to spread the ideology of Dr. BR Ambedkar in Assam.

The organization raised the demand through a press release, sent to media on Monday. In the press release, AAJYCS president Nripen Das and general secretary Nityanada Das have expressed vehement resentment by alleging that Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma has forgotten the tremendous contributions of Dr. Ambedkar towards the betterment of the nation and the common people.

“During the drafting of the Constitution of India, Dr. Ambedkar lost his two sons due to lack of treatment. Besides it, he had to suffer a lot in inexplicable misery in that time. Despite this, he had tremendous contributions to the nation’s wellbeing. He recognized gender inequality in Indian society and raised his voice to include them in modern society. Dr. Ambedkar gave women the same status as men by enacting many provisions in the Indian Constitution to enhance and empower women. For him, the lack of education for women was the biggest problem in Indian society. His deep concern about the status of women in the society was clearly reflected in the Hindu Code Bill. It shows a chapter on gender equality and justice. The bill gave Indian women absolute rights to all property by recognizing the dignity of women. He was absolutely a social reformer”, the press release added.

“Despite such circumstances, the Chief Minister of Assam has not declared any official programmes to celebrate Dr. Ambedkar’s birthday on April 14 in view of spreading his philosophy and ideology. The Chief Minister of Assam as well as his government has no time to think of that “Bharat Ratna” at a time when different nations of the globe have initiated steps to celebrate his birthday as “Gyan Divas” on April 14", the AAJYCS president and secretary alleged in the same press release. They also expressed resentment by saying that the women’s organizations of the State had also initiated steps to celebrate the day.