Bhujbal bats for expansion of Phule Wada
Express News Service Posted online: Monday , Nov 30, 2009 at 2331 hrs
Pune : On the occasion of the death anniversary of Jyotiba Phule,
deputy chief Minister and founder chairman of Samta Parishad Chaggan
Bhujbal said that Pune Municipal Corporation should to take steps to
expand Phule Wada to make it a cultural centre. "The state
administration will extend all help needed for the same," he said.
"Mahatma Jyotiba Phule spread the message of equality and always stood
against castism Phule's wada in the city is an insipiration to the
people who work for the causse of equality in society," said Bhujbal,
who is also the founder chairman of Samta Parishad.
State assembly speaker Dilip Walse Patil, minister of state for home
Ramesh Bagwe, MP Sameer Bhujbal, MHADA chairman Ankush Kakde and
Pimpri Chinchwad mayor Aparna Doke were present on the occasion.
Raosaheb Kasbe, writer and thinker, was awarded the Mahatma Phule
Samta Puruskar on the occasion. He said,"Today's politics is revolving
around issues like caste, language and smacks of regionalism. Politics
of division would affect the smooth functioning of our democracy and
targets to be achieved like equality for all would take a backseat. It
is the duty of every citizen to preserve democratic values of the
country,"
Speaking on the occasion Dilip Walse Patil said, "Nowadays issues like
empowering women in the society are being discussed in open. Mahatma
Phule had put forward these issues in the pre independence era by
starting a school for women."
Bhujbal also evaded on a question pertaining to the book written by
Vinita Kamte, wife of slain ACP Ashok Kamte saying that Home Minister
R R Patil is looking into thew issue.
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