Rich tributes were paid to Bharat Ratna late Dr Babasaheb Dr Bheem Rao Ambedkar to mark his birth anniversary here on Tuesday.
Various leaders garlanded the statue of Dr Ambedkar at Tank Bund and described him as the champion of the downtrodden. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali, Ministers Nayani Narasimha Reddy and Talasani Srinivas Yadav paid tributes to the leader.
Speaking to media persons later, the Home Minister said that the TRS Government was following the ideals of Dr Ambedkar. He said that Babasaheb was in favour of smaller States and his model of development still holds relevance.
Meanwhile, Commercial Taxes Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav said that the State Government was providing land to poor Dalits and taking serious steps for the development of Scheduled Castes in the State. (INN)