" Dr Ambedkar, as every Member of this House knows, played a very important part in the making of the Constitution of India, subsequently in the Legislative part of the Constituent Assembly and later in the Provisional Parliament.
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After that, he was not a Member of Parliament for some time. Then, he came back to the Rajya Sabha of which he was a sitting Member.
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He is often spoken of as one of the architects of our Constitution. There is no doubt that no one took greater care and trouble over Constitution making than Dr Ambedkar.
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He will be remembered also for the great interest he took and the trouble he took over the question of Hindu Law reform.
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I am happy that he saw that reform in a very large measure carried out, perhaps not in the form of that monumental tome that he had himself drafted, but in separate bits.
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But, I imagine that the way he will be remembered most will be as a symbol of the revolt against all the oppressive features of Hindu society."~Jawaharlal Nehru.
#BRAmbedkar .
#JawaharlalNehru.
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#BRAmbedkar .
#JawaharlalNehru.
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Taken from Statement in the Lok Sabha, 6 December 1956. Lok Sabha Debates Vol X. , Part II, cols.2059-2062. Extracts.
Reference ~ Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru , Series 2 , Volume 36 ( December 1956 - February 1957) , page number 695.
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Reference ~ Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru , Series 2 , Volume 36 ( December 1956 - February 1957) , page number 695.
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