Lucknow, April 6 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav has announced that his party will observe Ambedkar Jayanti, the birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar, from April 8 to 14 by organising a large-scale event at its offices across the state.

Titled Swabhimaan Samman Samaroh, the week-long event will be organised under the aegis of Samajwadi Baba Saheb Ambedkar Vahini and Samajwadi Scheduled Caste Front.

This is the first time when the SP will be observing Ambedkar Jayanti on this scale. Before the 2019 general elections, the SP had installed a bronze bust of Ambedkar at its headquarters. The SP has since been regularly observing Ambedkar's birth and death anniversaries and Constitution Day events across the state.

Speaking to media...