14 04 2026 : Governor offers floral tributes to Dr Ambedkar on 135th Birth Anniversary

14 04 2026 : Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma accompanied by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visited the Chaityabhumi Memorial of Bharat Ratna Dr B R Ambedkar and garlanded the bust of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of the Architect of the Constitution in Mumbai. The ‘Trisharan Buddha Vandana’ was recited on the occasion. The Governor and the Chief Minister visited the exhibition of rare photographs of Dr Ambedkar put up by the Municipal Corporation and later offered flowers at the Bheem Jyot. The Governor presented the holy clothes (Chivar) to the Buddhist monks on the occasion. Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council Prof Ram Shinde, Prakash Ambedkar, Deputy Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly Anna Bansode, Mayor of Mumbai Ritu Tawde, Ministers Chhagan Bhujbal, Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Ashish Shelar, Sanjay Shirsat, Sanjay Rathod, former MP Rahul Shewale, Chief Secretary Rajesh Aggarwal, Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide, Principal Secretary Dr Harshdeep Kamble, Secretary to the Governor Dr Prashant Narnaware, Executive President, Bharatiya Bauddha Mahasabha Bhimrao Ambedkar, Bhadant Dr Rahul Bodhi Mahathero, Nagsen Kamble, officials and prominent persons were present.