{"id":238,"date":"2023-11-26T12:09:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T12:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalwarta.live\/?p=238"},"modified":"2023-11-26T13:34:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T13:34:23","slug":"on-constitution-day-president-droupadi-murmu-unveils-statue-of-dr-br-ambedkar-on-supreme-court-premises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalwarta.live\/?p=238","title":{"rendered":"On Constitution Day, President Droupadi Murmu Unveils Statue Of Dr BR Ambedkar On Supreme Court Premises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>New Delhi (26 Nov.) :<\/strong> In a tribute to the Chief Architect of the Constitution of India, President Droupadi Murmu unveiled a statue of Dr. BR Ambedkar on the premises of the Supreme Court on the Constitution Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal were also present during the ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The majestic 7-foot-tall statue, positioned on the front lawn and garden within the Supreme Court premises, captures Dr. Ambedkar adorned in a lawyer&#8217;s gown, holding a copy of the Constitution in his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/digitalwarta.live\/11448cf8-84d3-4e4f-82dd-752912e05327\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision to install the statue at the Supreme Court premises emerges from persistent requests made by a group of Ambedkarite lawyers. In December last year, they had also submitted a letter to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud seeking the installation of a statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on the lawns of the Supreme Court, emphasizing the symbolic importance of such a gesture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsequently, in September 2023, the Supreme Court Arguing Counsel Association (SCACA) also submitted a representation echoing the call for the installation of the statue. Their representation added further weight to the collective voice advocating for the recognition of Dr. Ambedkar&#8217;s legacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi (26 Nov.) : In a tribute to the Chief Architect of the Constitution<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalwarta.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalwarta.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalwarta.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalwarta.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalwarta.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=238"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/digitalwarta.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":241,"href":"https:\/\/digitalwarta.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238\/revisions\/241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalwarta.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalwarta.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalwarta.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalwarta.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}