#puneinpixels: Ambedkar Jayanti in the time of Lok Sabha elections gives Pune that proper Dalit vibe

A huge crowd gathered at the Ambedkar statue in Pimpri to celebrate the 128th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar on Sunday. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on: Apr 16, 2019 5:52 PM IST

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A huge crowd gathered at the Ambedkar statue in Pimpri to celebrate the 128th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar on Sunday. (HT PHOTO)

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Girish Bapat of the Bharatiya Janata Party held various rallies at Tadiwala road, Koregaon Park and Pune railway station, according to the BJP workers. Before his rallies in the evening, Bapat visited the Ambedkar statue at MG road also. (RAHUL RAUT/HT PHOTO)

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Children dressed up as freedom fighters during the celebration at the Pune railway station on Sunday. (RAHUL RAUT/HT PHOTO)

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K Venkatesham, Pune police commissioner pays tribute Babasaheb Ambedkar statue at Pune railway station on Sunday. (RAHUL RAUT/HT PHOTO)

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The two political opponents, Mohan Joshi of the Congress and Girish Bapat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), aspiring for the Lok Sabha seat from Pune, visited the prominent Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar memorial at the Pune railway station to pay tributes. (RAHUL RAUT/HT PHOTO)

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On Ambedkar Jayanti, people remember BR Ambedkar and his contribution to the making of India and also the efforts to curb social discrimination against Dalits. Several functions have been organized throughout the country on Sunday. Floral tributes were paid at Babasaheb’s Statue at Pune railway station on Sunday. (RAHUL RAUT/HT PHOTO)

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Ambedkar Jayanti also was known as Bhim Jayanti, marks the birth anniversary of Bhimrao Ambedkar. The first birthday of Ambedkar, fondly known as Babasaheb was publicly celebrated on 14 April 1928 in Pune. (RAHUL RAUT/HT PHOTO)

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On the 128th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar on Sunday, political parties left no stone unturned to interact with voters in the city. (RAHUL RAUT/HT PHOTO)