{"id":73276,"date":"2016-09-24T08:53:09","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T08:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/?p=73276"},"modified":"2016-09-24T08:53:09","modified_gmt":"2016-09-24T08:53:09","slug":"punjab-implemented-ideology-of-dr-ambedkar-in-true-spirit-sukhbir-singh-badal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/73276","title":{"rendered":"Punjab implemented ideology of Dr. Ambedkar in true spirit: Sukhbir Singh Badal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Christens World Kabaddi Cup to be held in November as \u2018Dr. Ambedkar World Kabaddi Cup\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73277\" src=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PPN2309201605.jpg\" alt=\"ppn2309201605\" width=\"1023\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PPN2309201605.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PPN2309201605-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amritsar, September 23 (Punjab Post Bureau)- The Punjab Deputy Chief Minister, S. Sukhbir Singh Badal today said that Punjab is the only state which has implemented the ideology of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar in true spirit. Addressing the 4th seminar as part of 6 seminar series to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of \u2018Bharat Ratna\u2019 Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar at Dasmesh auditorium of Guru Nanak Dev University here, the Deputy Chief Minister spoke on \u2018Baba Saheb and Constitution\u2019 and paid flowing tributes to Baba Saheb. The Deputy Chief Minister also announced to christen the forthcoming World Kabaddi Cup in November as \u2018Dr. Ambedkar World Kabaddi Cup\u2019 besides declaring that the soon to be opened 2600 free medicine shops in the state would also be named after Dr. Ambedkar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Divulging more, S. Badal also said that the subject pertaining to the life histories and philosophy of the great personalities would be made mandatory in all the universities of Punjab in order to enable the coming generations to adopt his lofty ideals for their personality development. The Deputy Chief Minister also said that Punjab carries forward the proud legacy of secularism in accordance with which the people belonging to different castes, races and religions live peacefully with each other with equal respect for every religion which is amply clear from the non-occurrence of riots even in times of disturbance. He also disclosed that the Punjab government has constructed huge memorials for the sake of preserving culture and traditions of the state besides carrying out beautification projects such as Bhagwan Valmiki memorial at Ramtirath, Guru Ravidass memorial at Khuralgarh and beautification of Durgiana mandir.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Giving more details, S. Badal said that Punjab has 31 percent of dalit population whereas throughout the country the ratio comes to just 16 percent. He also highlighted the development oriented initiatives of the state government such as atta-dal scheme for poor and weaker sections of the society, shagan scheme, construction of houses and flushes, scholarship schemes, free books, free power, free technical training for skill development, free education for girls. Disclosing further, he said that dharamshalas have been constructed in villages besides Dr. Ambedkar bhawans in urban centers and also protection cells have been established for stopping the atrocities on Scheduled Castes. Informing further, S. Badal said that the SC\/ST scholarship scheme which was just Rs. 13 crore has now been increased to Rs. 600 crore. Regarding the education scenario, he said that now the trend of Punjab\u2019s students going to other states has been reversed and instead the students from other states are coming to Punjab for study purposes. He also said that with IIT Ropar, IIM Amritsar, AIIMS Bathinda and Indian School of Business, the state has carved out a niche in educational sector at the international level. He also informed that by the end of October all the development projects in the holy city Amritsar would be completed and the city would emerge as the global tourism hub. He exhorted the people to follow the ideas of Dr. Ambedkar and said that Punjab would be a role model in this aspect.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Addressing the gathering, Chief guest Lt. Governor of Puducherry Dr. Kiran Bedi said that following in the footsteps of Dr. Ambedkar can change the country. She said that people should take inspiration from the lives of Gurus, Saints and other great personalities and as a consequence develop their personality and character. She urged the youth to focus on self education instead of \u2018Facebook\u2019 and devoted majority of their time to quench their thirst for knowledge and sports. She also labeled abiding by law, staying true to word and self confidence as necessary aspects of becoming a good citizen. She also inspired the people to be a part of swachh bharat campaign and thus focus on keeping environment clean. She also praised the steps formulated by the Punjab government for the benefit of poor and backward sections of society.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On the occasion, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Dr. Charanjit Singh Atwal said that the ideals of Dr. Ambedkar are relevant even today as they were 70 years ago. He further brought to light the fact that it was a herculean task to prepare a constitution of a diverse country like India but Dr. Ambedkar accomplished the task with flying colours. He further pointed out that Dr. Ambedkar was a great scholar, social reformer, politician, lawmaker, constitution builder, farsighted and a champion of human rights who thinking process included all the sections of society. He also said that the visionary approach of Dr. Ambedkar was not understood by the contemporaries and his advocacy in 1955 of dividing Madhya Pradesh and Bihar into 2 parts was finally turned into a reality after 50 years. Former Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan called Dr. Ambedkar as a multifaceted personality who did a great service by creating the constitution with democratic and equality as key aspects. On the occasion, MP Shwet Malik said that Dr. Ambedkar eradicated the menace of discrimination from the society by keeping equality as the key word from which the people should get inspiration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Among others present on the occasion were cabinet ministers Punjab Gulzar Singh Ranike and Anil Joshi, MLA Baljit Singh Jalalusma, Chairman Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission Rajesh Bagha, Chairman District Planning Committee Veer Singh Lopoke, District (Urban) President SAD Gurpartap Singh Tikka, Vice Chancellor Guru Nanak Dev University Dr. Ajaib Singh Brar, Mayor Bakshi Ram Arora and others. The stage was perfectly managed by the Convenor of the seminars Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christens World Kabaddi Cup to be held in November as \u2018Dr. Ambedkar World Kabaddi Cup\u2019 Amritsar, September 23 (Punjab Post Bureau)- The Punjab Deputy Chief Minister, S. Sukhbir Singh Badal today said that Punjab is the only state which has implemented the ideology of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar in true spirit. 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