Many people tried to pull Ambedkar back, mocked him : PM

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New Delhi : PM Narendra Modi on March 25, 2018, said that Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar showed us that to succeed it is not necessary for a person to be born in an illustrious or rich family, but even those who are born to poor families in India can also dare to dream their dreams and realise those dreams by achieving success.

“And of course, this is exactly what happened as many people mocked Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar, tried to pull him back and made every possible effort to ensure that the son of an impoverished and backward family would not progress in life, be something and succeed in life. But, the picture of New India is altogether different. It is an India which is Ambedkar’s India, of the poor and the backward. On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar, from April 14 to May 5 ‘Gram-Swaraj Abhiyan,’ is being organized. Under the aegis of this campaign, separate programmes on village development, poverty amelioration and social justice will be held throughout India,” PM Modi said in his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio programme.

” April 14 is the birth anniversary of Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar. Years ago, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar spoke of India’s industrialization. According to him the industry was an effective medium by which jobs could be made available to the poorest of the poor and the poorer. Today, the campaign of Make in India is progressing successfully in consonance with Dr. Ambedkarji’s dream of India as an industrial super power-that vision of his has become our inspiration today,” the PM said.  India has emerged as a bright spot in the global economy and today the highest foreign direct investment or FDI in the world is flowing to India, he said adding the whole world is looking at India as a hub for investment innovation and development.

The prime minister also hailed the role of leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Ram Manohar Lohia, Charan Singh and Devi Lal for recognising agriculture and the farmer as vital aspects of the country’s economy.

Talking about the farmers and MSP for their produce, the PM said in this year’s budget a big decision has been taken to ensure that farmers get a fair price for their produce. It has been decided that the MSP of notified crops will be fixed at least one and a half times of their cost.

“If I may elaborate on this, MSP will include labour  cost of other workers employed, expenses incurred on own animals and cost of animals and machinery taken on rent, cost of seeds, cost of each type of fertilizer used, irrigation cost, land revenue paid to the State Government, interest paid on working capital, ground rent in case of leased land and not only this but also the cost of labour of the farmer himself or any other person of his family who contributes his or her labour in agricultural work will also be added to the cost of production,” the PM said.

The PM said efforts are on to connect local village mandis to wholesale market and then  with the global market. Twenty- two thousand rural haats in the country will be upgraded by creating the necessary infrastructure and these will be integrated with APMC and e-NAM platform so that the farmers would not have to go to distant places for selling their produce, he said, according to a PIB release.

Greetings to countrymen on the occasion of Ram Navami, the PM said, ” We have seen how closely the power of ‘Ram Naam’, the chant of Lord Ram’s name, permeated every moment of revered Bapu’s life. When distinguished dignitaries of all ASEAN Countries were here on the January 26, they were accompanied by cultural troupes from their respective countries. And it’s a matter of immense pride that a majority of these countries presented the Ramayan in front of us. This signifies that Ram & Ramayan continues to inspire and have a positive impact, not just in India, but in that part of the world too.”