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BJP MPs for declaring Ambedkar's home as national monument
PTI, Dec 6, 2010, 07.24pm IST
NEW DELHI: On the occasion of B R Ambedkar's death anniversary, a
delegation of Dalit MPs from BJP submitted a memorandum to Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that a proper budget be allocated to
maintain as a national monument the house where he breathed his last.
Ambedkar died in his house at 26, Alipur Road in the capital on
December 6, 1956.
"It is a historical location and it has been declared a National
Monument by the NDA Government, but it has not been maintained as a
National Monument. So, we request that proper budget should be
provided for the maintenance of 26, Alipur Road, New Delhi and it
should be developed as Rajghat," the memorandum said.
It was signed by BJP MPs Arjun Meghwal, Ashok Argal, Kirit P Solanki,
Virendra Kashyap, Dushyant Kumar Goutam and party spokesperson R N
Kovind.
The memorandum sought the prime minister's intervention to stop
construction work by MHOW Cantonment Board in Madhya Pradesh. This is
the birthplace of Ambedkar and thousands of Dalits congregate here on
April 14 every year to celebrate his birthday.
The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister has written to the Prime Minister
saying he is ready to provide an alternative land free of cost to the
army and that construction work at this place should be stopped.
Read more: BJP MPs for declaring Ambedkar's home as national monument
- The Times of India
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