BJP government delayed construction of Ambedkar memorial at Indu Mill: Eknath Gaikwad

BJP government delayed construction of Ambedkar memorial at Indu Mill: Eknath Gaikwad

FPJ BureauUpdated: Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 11:50 PM IST
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Mumbai: The issue of Indu Mill was raked up once again on Sunday, which marked the birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar. The “delay” in construction of a memorial in honour of Dr Ambedkar on the Indu Mill site at Dadar was highlighted by Eknath Gaikwad of the Congress on Sunday, who visited the site along with hundreds of his supporters to pay tribute to Ambedkar.

Gaikwad, who is contesting from Mumbai’s south central constituenc also blamed the current government for the delay. “The present government has done little to construct a memorial on this site. The government, according to me, has failed to construct the memorial at the earliest and I believe almost nothing has been done in the last two-and-a-half years,” Gaikwad said.

Gaikwad visited the site after paying tribute to the constitution maker at Chaitya Bhoomi, Shivaji Park, Dadar. There, he was accompanied by the newly-appointed Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC) chief Milind Deora, Varsha Gaikwad, MLA from Dharavi constituency and other Congress leaders.  During his visit to the Indu Mill site, Gaikwad said that the construction of the memorial is the need of the hour.  “The citizens have demanded the construction of a memorial at this site, that too, at the earliest. We must respect their sentiments,” Gaikwad said.

“This memorial is important from global point of view as it would signify the contribution of Dr Ambedkar for our country and the world,” Gaikwad added.  Notably, the proposed memorial at the site was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October 2015. However, nothing much has moved on the ground since. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its 2014 manifesto had promised to build the memorial and within a year the PM had laid the foundation stone of the memorial. Despite all this, the followers of Ambedkar are compelled to wait to see their dream come true.

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