The Jharkhand BJP unit on Friday took out ‘Samvidhan Gaurav Yatra’ despite Ranchi district administration cancelling the Yatra at the last moment. The BJP had planned the Yatra from Shaheed Chowk to Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar statue at Jharkhand High Court, but it was shortened at the last hour. The BJP yatra and the 72nd Constitution Day was celebrated by offering garlands to the statue of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar near the High Court roundabout.

BJP Scheduled Caste morcha state president-cum-Chandankiyari MLA, Amar Kumar Bauri, said that the government has cancelled the ‘Yatra’ at the last moment with a well-planned conspiracy. This government cancelling the yatra only shows how much respect the JMM/Congress government in State has for the architect of Indian Constitution Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar. He further said, “On one hand religious yatras have been given permission but the state government has no time to remember Dr Ambedkar.”

Echoing the views of Bauri, Ranchi BJP MP Sanjay Seth said that it is a proud moment for the entire Country as Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar gave the Constitution to World’s largest democracy. Seth also attacked the state government for shortening the yatra of BJP saying the present government has no respect for the architect of Indian Constitution.  

“Though the government in power has cancelled the march, we all respect the decision and a solution has been made to shorten the route,” Seth said.

Blaming the current government of Jharkhand, MLA CP Singh said that the entire India is celebrating the Constitution Day but the Jharkhand government is least bothered about it.

The first ‘Samvidhan Gaurav Yatra’ was organised in Surendranagar, Gujarat in 2010, to mark 60 years of the Constitution by the then CM Narendra Modi.

As part of the Constitution Day celebrations on Friday, President Ram Nath Kovind led the celebration with Preamble reading in the Central Hall of Parliament where Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a distinguished gathering.

PM Modi also inaugurated the two-day Constitution Day celebrations in New Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan and participated in related programmes.