SAD observes Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, accuses Congress of ‘disrespecting’ him

“The forward looking, secular and egalitarian people of Punjab will teach a lesson to the party which had tried to humiliate Baba Sahib,” said Sukhbir.

He further said that people must vote only for those who genuinely implement the programmes and policies inspired by Dr Ambedkar’s vision.

Sukhbir claimed that the Congress had always opposed Dr Ambedkar at every step, putting up candidates against him to block his entry into Parliament.

“Dr Ambedkar played a pivotal role in ensuring that the Dalit population in the country got the right to vote. Sadly, the Congress started by opposing him on this till public opinion forced a change of heart in that party. It was our government which had started Dalit welfare schemes like Shagun scheme, SC scholarships etc.,” he said while enumerating several other scheme including setting up of heritage and legacy of Bhagwan Balmaki at Ram Teerath and Guru Ravi Dass ji at Khuralgarh, Hoshiarpur.