Gaya (Bihar):During the celebrations of Baba Saheb BR Ambedkar's 132nd birth anniversary, Bihar's co-operative minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Surendra Prasad Yadav said that he tore a copy of the women's reservation bill in 1998 because Baba Saheb had appeared in his dream and asked him to do so to save the Constitution.
25 years ago, the RJD leader had snatched the women's reservation bill from Lal Krishan Advani, the then deputy prime minister and tore it down. Talking to the media at a program at Gaya College to mark the birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar, Surendra Yadav said, "We all have gathered here to celebrate the 132nd birth anniversary of Baba Saheb in Gaya College. And let me tell you why I tore women's reservation bill."
When the Constitution was being tampered with, Baba Saheb appeared in my dream and told me to stop it. Following his orders, I tore the bill's copy. I was never against the reservation for women, but I was in favour of 50 per cent reservation for them, so that they get what they deserve, the Minister added, making his stand clear in the age old issue. He also attended several other programs on this occasion which are organised in all rural and urban areas.