In a commemorative event on Indian Constitution Day, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) hosted a felicitation program at its main administrative building in Pimpri. The ceremony, featuring the recitation of the Preamble and civic honors, paid homage to the visionary architect of the Constitution, Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Additional Commissioner Ulhas Jagtap initiated the event by honoring Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s statue, followed by a collective recitation of the Constitution’s Preamble. Attendees expressed gratitude for embodying the principles of the Constitution, and copies of the Preamble were presented.
Deputy Commissioner Manoj Lonkar, Special Officer Kiran Gaikwad, Deputy Engineer Chandrakant Kumbhar, Public Relations Officer Prafulla Puranik, former councillor Maruti Bhapkar, and various social activists were present at the event. Additional Commissioner Jagtap extended tributes to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s statue at Pimpri Chowk, where the Preamble was recited, adorned with wreaths. He inaugurated a two-day awareness program organized by the Municipal Corporation in honor of Constitution Day, reading the Preamble. The event also featured the felicitation of students achieving success in competitive exams.
Prominent figures at the ceremony included former Councilor Maruti Bhapkar, President of Pimpri-Chinchwad Bar Association Adv Ramraje Bhosle, and various social workers and activists. Special Officer Kiran Gaikwad introduced the program, and Prafulla Puranik served as the moderator, reading the Preamble. The event concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by Kajal Kothlikar, celebrating the collective commitment to building a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic of India, as enshrined in the Constitution.
