PM lays foundation of Rs 100 cr Sant Ravidas memorial-cum-temple in MP's Sagar district

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone at a cost of Rs 100 crore for a temple-cummemorial and an art museum of the mystic poet, social reformer and Dalit icon Sant Ravidas in Sagar district of poll-bound Madhya Pradesh.

- SATYAPRAKASH SHARMA

BHOPAL: PM also dedicated the doubling Kota-Bina rail section worth Rs 2,500 crore to the nation and laid the foundation stone for road projects worth Rs 1,600 crore at Dhana village.

Modi performed the ‘bhoomi pujan’ and laid the foundation stone at Badtuma village. On this occasion, MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Governor Mangubhai Patel were present. The project of the temple will be constructed by the state government at the cost of Rs 100 crore. Addressing the gathering at Dhana village, PM said that Sant Ravidas was a symbol of social harmony. He removed social evils and awakened the society and by following his message, India is moving forward on the path of freedom from slavery.

The Prime Minister said Sant Ravidas Memorial will have grandeur as well as divinity which will flow from his teachings, a new era of social harmony is starting from Madhya Pradesh today.