Bengaluru, July 5 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar emphasised the fundamental responsibility of every Indian citizen to safeguard the Constitution while inaugurating a 14-foot bronze statue of BR Ambedkar at the Bengaluru rural district administrative building.

Speaking at the event, CM DK Shivakumar said that BR Ambedkar drafted the Constitution with the vision of ensuring equality and social justice for every citizen of India.

He said that Ambedkar's ideals of education, equality and social justice remain relevant even today, and added that the Karnataka government has introduced a programme to familiarise school children with the Preamble of the Constitution.

Shivakumar stated that protecting the Constitution is the respons...