Amit Shah Inaugurates 15-Ft Deen Dayal Statue Near Jaipur

BJP ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.

(Photo: Lijumol Joseph/ The Quint)

Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah inaugurated a 15-feet statue of party ideologue Deen Dayal Updahyaya on Wednesday, 26 September, in Dhankya village, about 35 kilometres from Jaipur. The inauguration will mark the 102nd birth anniversary of Upadhyaya.

The monument, which was built on a budget of Rs 12 crore, is spread across 4,400 square metre area and was acquired from the Railways after the demolishing of 11 railway quarters, reported the The Times of India.

A 60-feet, four-storey circular building inside the monument premises, will showcase the various life events of the BJP ideologue, the newspaper reported.

Interestingly, the railway quarters area was chosen as Upadhyaya was born there. It was the residence of Upadhyaya’s maternal grandfather, who worked as a station master.

The monument also has a library, which features books authored by him, along with books on him.

During his visit, Amit Shah will also address booth-level party workers at a meeting in Dhankya village.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, Union Minister Piyush Goyal and other leaders will also attend the programme.

(With inputs from The Times of India.)