Lucknow, July 24 -- Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has said that his party will celebrate July 26 as 'Reservation Day' as well as 'Constitution-Manastambh Raising Day'.
He said that the system of reservation and social justice can be protected only if the Constitution is protected.
In a statement issued on Friday, Yadav said that July 26 holds special significance in the history of social justice because on this day, Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj, the ruler of the Kolhapur state, implemented reservation as envisioned by Mahatma Jyotiba Phule.
Akhilesh Yadav said that this concept of social justice was later given a constitutional basis in the Indian Constitution by Constitution maker Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar.
Yadav said tha...