PM pays homage to Dr B R Ambedkar

New Delhi, Apr 14 (UNI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today led the nation in paying homage to Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, an eminent jurist, constitutional expert, briliant parliamentarian and social workers, on his 116th birth anniversary.

The Prime Minister paid floral tributes to the potrait of Dr Ambedkar in Parliament.

Others who paid their homage to Dr Ambedkar at a function held in the Central Hall of Parliament were Leader of the Opposition L K Advani, Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Suresh Pachouri, Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, MOS for Tribal Affairs P R Kyndiah, Kumari Nirmala Deshpande, M P Dr Faguni Ram, Mr O P Kohli, both former MPs, and Secretaries-General of both the Houses, Mr PDT Achary (Lok Sabha) and Dr Yogendra Narain (Rajya Sabha).

A booklet, both in Hindi and English, containing the profile of Dr Ambedkar was also brought out by the Lok Sabha Secretariat on the occasion.

UNI