Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale inspects the statue of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar at Amritsar

Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale inspects the statue of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar at Amritsar

Reviews the situation after the desecration incident of Dr. Ambedkar’s statue

No culprit should be spared – Ramdas Athawale

( KOROTANY ) Jalandhar/Amritsar : 30 January 2025

Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale today reached Amritsar to take stock of the situation after the incident of desecration of the statue of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar. Ramdas Athawale first reached Heritage Street in Amritsar and paid floral tribute to Dr. Ambedkar. On this occasion, Union Minister of State Ramdas Athawale said that the desecration of the statue of Constitution maker Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar will not be tolerated.

After this, he held a meeting with Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar and Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sahni alongwith other district officials and issued guidelines for strict action in the matter. Ramdas Athawale said that he has been assured by the district administration that proper arrangements will be made to prevent such incidents in future. Speaking to the media, Ramdas Athawale said that Baba Saheb Ambedkar is not only the creator of the Constitution but also a great leader of the country. He said that attempts were made to demolis the statue of Baba Saheb Ambedkar, but his ideas are so strong that can never be erased.

Union Minister of State Ramdas Athawale said that the Chief Minister of the state should pay attention to such serious incident and proper arrangements should be made to prevent such incidents in future. He said that this incident took place January 26, which raises several questions on the functioning of the police. Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said that the number of communities belonging to Scheduled Castes is higher in Punjab than other states, keeping it into consideration, it is very sad that such an incident has happened in the state.