India, Nov. 26 -- LUCKNOW Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that disrespect to the Constitution is disrespect to Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, freedom fighters and all those people who got their rights because of the Constitution.

"Insulting the Indian Constitution is an insult to the poor who gained democratic rights through the Constitution. It is an insult to half the population, to whom the Constitution granted the right to vote in the very first General Election. Many countries, granted women the right to vote much later, but India granted voting rights to all its adult citizens from day one. The Constitution also provided reservations for the Dalit and tribal communities, to integrate them into the mainstream of socie...