PM Narendra Modi travels by Metro to inaugurate Dr Ambedkar National Memorial
Narendra Modi travels by Metro to inaugurate Ambedkar National Memorial
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday boarded the Delhi Metro to travel to 26, Alipur Road, where he is scheduled to inaugurate Dr Ambedkar National Memorial
The PM also obliged fellow commuters and clicked selfies with them during the Metro ride.
PM Modi will be inaugurating Dr Ambedkar National Memorial here on the eve of the Dalit icon's birth anniversary. Dr Ambedkar Mahaparinirvana Sthal at 26, Alipur Road was dedicated to the nation by former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in December 2003.
The foundation stone of the memorial was laid by PM Modi on March 21, 2016.
The memorial has been given the shape of a book.
A meditation hall has also been created at the memorial. Toran Dwars, a Bodhi Tree, a musical fountain, and facade lighting are other important elements of the memorial, a statement said.
PM Modi had lately slammed opposition parties for politicising the legacy of Dr Ambedkar, saying no regime had honoured the Dalit icon like his government had.
The PM's remarks came in the wake of widespread violent protests following a Supreme Court verdict that allegedly diluted the provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 to prevent the misuse of the law.
-PTC News
