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Ambedkar's death anniversary: Thousands pay homage to architect of constitution
IANS | Dec 6, 2011, 11.08PM IST
MUMBAI: Thousands of followers of BR Ambedkar Tuesday gathered at
Dadar in south central Mumbai to pay homage to the architect of the
constitution on his 55th death anniversary.
People stood in long queues since early morning on the road leading to
Chaitya Bhoomi where Ambedkar was cremated in 1956. It is the memorial
to the leader near Dadar railway station.
Various stalls ranging from art and craft items to books to cassettes
and CDs of songs about Ambedkar were displayed at the venue. Paintings
of the leader and his higher education degrees from Columbia
University and London were also displayed.
As the death anniversary of Ambedkar and the 10th day of the Islamic
month of Muharram fell on the same day, the Mumbai Police put in place
tight security arrangements to prevent any untoward incidents.
"Huge crowds throng Chaitya Bhoomi in Dadar to pay homage to Ambedkar
on this day. We sanitised the area and carried out anti-sabotage
checks, keeping in mind the crowd and the possibility of threat from
anti-national elements," said Deputy Commissioner of Police Nisar
Tamboli.
Additional manpower from the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF), Riot
Control Police (RCP), Rapid Action Force (RAF) Mumbai's reserve police
force was also deployed on the occasion.
Quick Response Team (QRT) commandos were deployed at the venue,
Tamboli said, adding that a mobile vehicle scanned passing and
stationary cars.
The traffic police made arrangements on roads leading to the venue
from the railway station as a majority of visitors came from outside
the city.
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