Govind Ballabh Pant statue gets new home
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A statue of freedom fighter Govind Ballabh Pant that was faraway from the Parliament premises just lately could be unveiled at its new location, a roundabout reverse Gurdwara Rakab Ganj on Pandit Pant Marg right here on Wednesday, officers mentioned on Tuesday.
As a part of the mission to assemble a new Parliament constructing, the Central Public Works Department could be relocating the statues of distinguished leaders from the present Parliament constructing. Recently, the long-lasting statue of Mahatma Gandhi reverse the principle entrance of the Parliament House was relocated to close the Speaker’s entrance because it was coming in the best way of building work, in keeping with the CPWD.
The Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry and the CPWD have deliberate a ‘garlanding’ ceremony for the statue on Wednesday. Former Lok Sabha MP and chairperson of the GB Pant Memorial Society Ila Pant and HUA Minister Hardeep Puri would attend the occasion. A CPWD official mentioned the roundabout could be the everlasting location for the statue.
According to a senior HUA Ministry official, all statues within the Parliament premises could be shifted over the course of the mission. Work on the new Parliament, which is adjoining to the present constructing constructed by the British within the Twenties, began this month and is scheduled to be accomplished by the point India celebrates 75 years of Independence in 2022.
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