Sonia, Manmohan pay floral tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar on his birth anniversary

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday paid floral tribute to the Father of the Indian Constitution, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, on his 124th birth anniversary .

Earlier in the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also bowed down to Dr BR Ambedkar and said, "Let us pledge to dedicate ourselves to creating the India that Ambedkar dreamt of..an India that will make him proud."

Various events across the country have been organized to mark the day. A great social reformer, Dr Ambedkar was born on April 14, 1891 at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh. He dedicated his entire life for the uplifting of the deprived sections of society.

As a member of the Constitution-drafting committee, Ambedkar provided constitutional guarantees and protections for a wide range of civil liberties for individual citizens. This included the right to freedom of religion, the abolition of untouchability and the outlawing of all forms of discrimination.