'Statue of Knowledge' dedicated to Dr Ambedkar to be unveiled in Latur on 13 April

The statue has been built on the premises of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Park. The unveiling ceremony will be held a day before the 131st birth anniversary of Dr Ambedkar

|Apr 08, 2022, 12:36:18 IST

Latur: 'Statue of Knowledge', a 70-feet tall statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, will be unveiled in Latur city of Maharashtra on 13 April, 2022, in the presence of Union ministers Kiren Rijiju and Ramdas Athawale.

Local BJP MP Sudhakar Shrangare gave this information to reporters here on 7 April, 2022.

The statue has been built in the premises of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Park. The unveiling ceremony will be held a day before the 131st birth anniversary of Dr Ambedkar.

Apart from Law Minister Rijiju and Union Minister of State for Social Justice Athawale, former Maharashtra chief minister and Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis and state minister Sanjay Bansode will be present for the statue unveiling ceremony that will take place at 5 pm (on 13 April, 2022), Shrangare said.

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