Mysuru: Jai Bheem Sports Club had organised a function at K. Siddaiah Circle near Jayanagar Railway Gate here recently to commemorate the 201st Bhima Koregaon Victory celebration and first anniversary of Vijaya Sthamba.

Inaugurating the programme,  retired High Court Judge H.N. Nagamohan Das said that a few fundamentalists are harping on altering the Constitution with no alternatives in mind and asserted that changing the Constitution would create instability in economic, social and political spheres of society. He opined that people who burnt a copy of the Constitution recently were not just opposing the Constitution but were anti-Democracy.

He contended that the Constitution should be studied properly to comprehend the concept of equality.

Continuing, Nagamohan Das asserted that Constitution is not just a story or novel or poem but a social, economical and political programme with no lacuna. He pointed out that there is a mistake in implementation of the Constitution by the elected people’s representatives.

Citing the examples of demonetisation and Goods and Service Tax (GST), Nagamohan Das recalled the misery experienced by common people and ordinary traders. He regretted that State Governments have become slaves of the Union Government for which Constitution should not be blamed but the politicians.

The concept of equality mentioned in the Constitution enabled a tea-seller to become the Prime Minister of the country and added that himself hailing from an ordinary farmer’s family could become a Judge. Till inequality persists among castes, reservation would continue to stay, contended Nagamohan Das.

The history behind Koregaon war was concealed but was exposed by Ambedkar after a thorough study. Unfortunately, Ambedkar is being tagged to one particular community there by dishonouring history.

In fact, Ambedkar was an economist, sociologist, lawyer, journalist and a great personality in general, said Nagamohan Das.

Hailing the cultural heritage of Mysuru, Nagamohan Das recalled a case where the request of a hotelier from city to stage cabaret dances at the hotel way back in 1977 was turned down as it would demoralise the cultural praise of Mysuru.

Seer Sri Jnanaprakash Swamiji of Urilingapeddi Mutt and Buddha Prakasha Bantheji graced the occasion.

Former Chairman of Backward Classes Commission Dr. C.S. Dwarkanath, former Mayor  Purushotham, theatre artiste H. Janardhan and others were present.