VIJAYWADA, Jan 19 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy here on Friday unveiled the 125-ft-tall bronze statue of Dr.BR Ambedkar in the Swaraj Maidan in the heart of the city.
He also inaugurated the Ambedkar Memorial Park, constructed on the same premises. The statue was installed on an 81 ft tall pedestal.
Hailing Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar as a great visionary leader who dedicated his entire life for the uplift of weaker sections in multiple ways, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said the 206-ft bronze sculpture installed in the historical Swaraj Maidan here as the Statue of Social Justice and perfect manifestation of Grama Swaraj ushered in by the Government in the last 55 months.
Addressing a mammoth Samajika Samatha Sankalpa Sabha at IG Stadium here on Friday before unveiling the statue, the Chief Minister said that what the Statue of Liberty is to America is the Statue of Social Justice to India.
He said the Government has ushered in social justice and Grama Swaraj by implementing a plethora of welfare schemes in full transparency for the uplift of SC, ST, BC , minority and other economically backward communities fighting against various odds.
The inauguration of the giant Ambedkar statue marks the social awakening and his towering personality provides us inspiration to safeguard our fundamental rights and dignity, he observed, adding that the statue of social justice will compete with the world and not just with the country.
“Not only that, 66 percent of the cabinet berths have been given to the SC, ST, BC and minorities they also hold the posts of Assembly Speaker, Legislative Council Chairman, nine ZP Chairman posts, 58 Municipal Chairman, 79 Corporation Chairman, four Rajya Sabha memberships, and 117 Market Committee Chairman posts,” he said.
The government has also created 2,10,000 government posts in the last 55 months, of which 80 percent are from the SC, ST, BC, and minority communities.
From Kuppam to Ichapuram, the revolutionary changes are tangible in RBKs, village clinics, family doctors, digital libraries, village and ward secretariats, and the volunteer system, he said, adding that the government has so far spent Rs 2,47,000 crore on various DBT schemes empowering the weaker sections, especially women.
Ministers P Rajanna Dora, Amzath Basha, KV Nageswara Rao, Audimulapu Suresh, M. Nagarjuna, T. Vanita, MPs V. Vijayasai Reddy and MP Gurumurthy were present on the occasion. (UNI)
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