Samajwadi Party to celebrate 'Dalit Diwali' on Ambedkar's birth anniversary

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav announced via his official Twitter account that the party would celebrate Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar's birth anniversary on April 14 as 'Dalit Diwali' in India and abroad.

Yadav noted that Babasaheb had given a new light to Independent India with the constitution and added, "The same constitution is in danger during the dark era of the BJP regime, and we hope that Ambedkar will again bring light to the country," he said.

The move is deemed as an attempt to win over a section of the Dalit population in the state ahead of the state assembly elections to be held next year.