LUCKNOW, Nov. 12 -- As part of its continued outreach to Dalit communities, the Samajwadi Party (SP) will observe Parinirvan Diwas (death anniversary) of Dalit ideologue Dr BR Ambedkar on a grand scale across Uttar Pradesh on December 6. The main event will be held at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow, where SP national president Akhilesh Yadav will be the chief guest.

Party MPs, MLAs, Dalit leaders, and workers from across the state will participate in the programme.

"We will be organising a grand function to mark the Parinirvan Diwas of Baba Saheb on December 6. Members of our organisation from across the country will attend the event," said SP Ambedkar Vahini's general secretary Ram Babu Sudarshan.

A meeting of the SP Ambedkar Va...