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Detailed explanation-1: -Prasar Bharati Chairman, A Surya Prakash released a booklet of the ‘Selected speeches of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly’ , in New Delhi today.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee which played an important role in the formation of the Constitution. Dr. Ambedkar handled the task of presenting the draft constitution, answering various questions raised on it, and making necessary changes according to the suggestions of the Constituent Assembly.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ambedkar oversaw the transformation of his political party into the Scheduled Castes Federation, although it performed poorly in the 1946 elections for Constituent Assembly of India. Later he was elected into the constituent assembly of Bengal where Muslim League was in power.

Detailed explanation-4: -In his concluding speech to the Constituent Assembly Dr. Ambedkar said that India was entering a life of ‘contradictions’ on 26th Jan 1950. By this he meant that in politics Indians would have equality but in social and economic life there would be inequality.

Detailed explanation-5: -Firstly, I would like to thank my teachers for giving me this opportunity of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti bhashan. Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 and every year, 14 April is celebrated as Ambedkar Jayanti.