Gorakhpur, Apr 19 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that Baba Saheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar endured hardship and humiliation to break social barriers and earn respect for the entire country and it was because of him that every citizen got the right to vote, he added.
Addressing a seminar held at Gorakhpur Club as part of Dr Ambedkar Samman Abhiyan, the CM said, "Many leading countries with developed and modern democracies granted voting rights to black people and women much later, but India, with the formation of its Constitution, gave the right to vote to SC/ST, backward classes and women in the very first general election of 1952. This was made possible through Baba Saheb. The credit for binding the country in the thread of unity goes to Baba Saheb."
He said that Dr Ambedkar worked tirelessly to draft the Constitution, but he was agitated when the Congress began making repeated amendments to it. "Despite Congress trying to stop him from entering the Constituent Assembly, Baba Saheb's popularity and commitment to the nation ensured he became a member. He was later made chairman of the Drafting Committee, though even that appointment was opposed by some, including Pandit Nehru," he said.