India, April 14 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

Union Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal called upon the youth to do further research and study the works of Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar for his invaluable contributions, sacrifice and painstaking effort in shaping the modern day democracy of the Republic of India.

The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sonowal attended a commemorative programme to mark the 135th Birth Anniversary of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the father of Indian Constitution, in Dibrugarh today.

Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said, "Baba Bhimrao Ambedkar ji's tireless efforts to build an egalitarian society based on law laid the very foundat...