YSRCP leaders pay tributes to Dr B R Ambedkar

Amaravati: YSRCP chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy paid tributes to Dr B R Ambedkar at camp office here on Thursday on the occasion of National Constitution Day. Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy, chief secretary Nilam Sawhney, MP Nandigam Suresh, MLA Meruga Nagarjuna and several other officials were present on the occasion.

At the party central office, TTD chairman Y V Subba Reddy said that India has become a great democratic country due to the efforts of B R Ambedkar, by bringing a constitution which guarantees fundamental rights. Drawing inspiration from the Constitution, Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has been working towards social justice by implementing various welfare schemes in the most transparent manner, he said and criticised the previous government which violated the Constitution and took the defected opposition party members into the state Cabinet.

Referring to TDP leaders, he said that a few leaders are still going against the Constitution, by influencing the constitutional bodies and managing the systems.

Home minister Mekathoti Sucharitha said that Dr Ambedkar had worked to eradicate untouchability in our country and thus brought the Constitution to safeguard the interests of the weaker sections and support the people of backward classes. She said that the Chief Minister had given a place in the Cabinet to all sections, besides implementing 50 per cent reservation to women.

Reiterating that the state government was working on the lines of Ambedkar ideology, minister for education Audimulapu Suresh said that the people had witnessed the land scam in Amaravati and now with Supreme Court order, they feel that justice had been done. The government is dedicated to provide transparent governance leaving no scope for corruption. Ministers Vellampalli Srinivas, Shankara Narayana, YSRCP state general secretary L Appireddy and others were present on the occasion.