New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today
inaugurated the BR Ambedkar International Centre here and said
it would be an important place for research on social and
economic issues.
The prime minister also unveiled two statues of the Dalit
icon at the centre in Janpath.
Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar
Chand Gehlot, Minister of State Ramdas Athawale and Union
Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Vijay Goel were also present
at the event.
"The centre will prove to be an inspiration for the
promotion of the thoughts and teachings of Dr Ambedkar. The
centre will be an important place for research on social and
economic issues," the prime minister said.
Modi added that the government had developed five places
related to Babasaheb Ambedkar into pligrimage spots.
He added that the five pilgrimage spots -- in Delhi,
Mumbai, Nagpur, Mhow and London -- were like a homage from the
present generation.
"I think that this centre is for the youth... where they
can see and understand the vision of Babasaheb Ambedkar," the
prime minister said.
The centre, he said, was a fusion of Buddhist and modern
architecture.
He had laid the foundation stone of the centre in 2015.
PTI
