'Amid instability in SL and Pak, India united due to Ambedkar's Constitution'

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said at a time when neighbouring Sri Lanka and Pakistan are facing instability India continues to remain stable and united due to the Constitution given by Dr Babasaheb AmbedkarPawar made the remarks at an event organised here to mark the 131st birth anniversary of Ambedkar The event was also attended by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar state Water Resources Minister Jayant Patil and othersSharad Pawar said Ambedkars contribution towards the country is indisputable and the latter did the job of giving stability to India from a political point of viewIn neighbouring Sri Lanka the situation is such that its democracy may glide into crisis What is the situation in another neighbouring country of ours Pakistan There is no stability in our neighbouring countries It gets disturbed many times the former Union minister notedSri Lanka is in the midst of one of a worst economic crisis it has ever seen It has just defaulted on its foreign debts for the first time since its independence and the countrys 22 million people are facing crippling 12hour power cuts and an extreme scarcity of food fuel and other essential items such as medicinesPakistan recently witnessed a political turmoil as the Imran Khan government there was ousted through a noconfidence vote by a joint opposition Pakistan Muslim LeagueNawaz PMLN leader Shehbaz Sharif replaced Khan as prime minister of the neighbouring countryIndia is a continentlike country which has people belonging to different castes and speaking different languages and has different regions Still its stability has remained intact The important reason behind this is the Constitution given by Babasaheb Therefore this country has remained united Sharad Pawar saidHe further said one cannot ignore Ambedkars contribution towards giving momentum to the countrys economyHe is known as the Constitutions architect He was an equally important economist the NCP chief saidSharad Pawar recalled that Ambedkar held portfolios of electricity generation and water conservation in the government that was formed before independence and took many key decisions in these spheresThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever