Joint Collector K. S. Viswanathan called upon all sections of the people to participate in various programmes, being organised as part of the ‘Jan Bhagidhari’ programme to create awareness of the greatness of the ‘Father of the Constitution’ B. R. Ambedkar and on his contribution to end discrimination in society.
A district-level rally and blood donation camps were held in the city on January 9 ahead of the inauguration of the 125-foot statue of Ambedkar at Swaraj Maidan in Vijayawada on January 19.
The Joint Collector garlanded the statue of Ambedkar and paid tributes along with other officials, representatives of various associations, near LIC Building, on Tuesday. Later, he flagged off a rally, organised from the Ambedkar Circle to the Ambedkar Bhavan, near Rama Talkies junction.