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New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Keijriwal on Monday called Babasaheb Ambedkar the ideological cornerstone of the party, saying AAP is working to deliver dignity, education and opportunity to every citizen by walking the path shown by Babasaheb.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) marked Babasaheb Dr BR Ambedkar’s 134th birth anniversary with great fervour at its headquarters on Monday. The chief guest of the ceremony and National Convener Arvind Kejriwal, along with senior party leaders, paid floral tributes to the architect of the Constitution.
Marking Babasaheb Dr BR Ambedkar’s Jayanti, AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal offered tributes to the architect of the constitution and stated, “On the occasion of Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Jayanti today, we have all gathered here to pay tribute to him. On behalf of myself, my party, and all our volunteers, I offer my heartfelt tribute to Babasaheb Ambedkar.”
Arvind Kejriwal reiterated that Babasaheb and Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh remain central figures of inspiration for the AAP.
“Our party considers Babasaheb and Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh as our ideals. We have resolved to draw inspiration from their struggles and follow the path and message they laid down for the nation. We are doing our best to steer our party and our governments in that same direction,” he added.
Criticising tokenism in politics, Arvind Kejriwal drew an analogy to highlight the hypocrisy of political leaders who pay homage to Babasaheb Ambedkar but ignore his values. “Today, in politics, we see how some parties and leaders garland Babasaheb, offer flowers at his statues, and claim to pay tribute–but it’s all a facade. And why do I call it a lie?”
“Imagine if you tell your son to follow a certain path, but he refuses. He does the opposite of what you teach, contradicts your every word–and then every morning, he places flowers before your photo and performs rituals. Wouldn’t you feel like giving him two slaps and asking, ‘You don’t follow anything I say, but you worship my image every day–what’s the point of that?’ That’s exactly what these parties and leaders are doing with Babasaheb Ambedkar,” he said.
He condemned the disconnect between the reverence shown to Babasaheb Ambedkar and the disregard for his ideas in practice, saying, “They’ve done this to Babasaheb. They won’t follow the message he gave or live by his values. Instead, they do the opposite–and then put on a show of offering flowers and lighting lamps in his name.”
Reflecting on Babasaheb’s core message, the AAP Chief underlined the centrality of education. He emphasised, “What was Babasaheb’s biggest message? Babasaheb Ambedkar gave the highest importance to education. He believed that if we want our community to progress within a generation, if we want equality and to eradicate poverty, there is only one way to achieve it–and that is through education. Without education, we can not transcend. If we don’t ensure good and equal education for all children in the country, then our country simply cannot progress.”
