
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid tribute to B.R. Ambedkar, India's first Law Minister, on his birth anniversary on April 14, 2026. Officials participated in a ceremony in Lucknow and laid flowers at his statue. The government released a souvenir titled "Bharat Bhagya Vidhata" and launched the Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Statue Development Scheme, covering beautification work across seventy-five districts in the state.