'Decisive intervention' in widow's welfare case, says Prasad
New Delhi, June 23: Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said his ministry will take a "decisive intervention" in a case pending before the Supreme Court concerning the welfare of the widows in the country.
In his address at an event here on the World International Widows Day, the minister said: "The Law Ministry must stay away from the judiciary, but I will request my ministry to take a decisive intervention in the favour of the rights of the widows."
The apex court in February had taken into consideration that various state authorities in the country were not interested in the welfare of the widows.
It not only had stressed on the need for a combined effort to improve the living condition of the widows, but had also imposed fine on eight state governments for not bothering about the welfare of widows. The next hearing in the case is in July.
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Country dedicated to social justice due to Ambedkar's inspiration: PM Modi
New Delhi (PTI): Paying tributes to Bhim Rao Ambedkar on his birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that it is due to his inspiration that the country is today dedicated to realising the dream of social justice.
His principles and ideas will strengthen and speed up the building of an 'aatmanirbhar' (self-reliant) and developed India, Modi said on X.
Later, Modi joined a number of other dignitaries, including President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and leaders of opposition in both Houses Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, among others, in Parliament to pay homage to Ambedkar.
Ambedkar is recognised for his lifelong struggle for the empowerment of Scheduled Castes and his key role in drafting the Constitution.
Born in a Dalit family in 1891, he was a brilliant student who went on to study in foreign countries. The discrimination he suffered in Indian society turned him into a committed social reformer.
He was India's first law minister. He died in 1956.
