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12 acres of land for Ambedkar memorial
New Delhi, April 5
An agreement for a piece of
land to enable construction of a memorial to framer of the Indian
constitution Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar was signed on Sunday, an official
here said.
The tripartite agreement was signed between the union
ministry of textiles, the government of Maharashtra and the National
Textile Corporation, for transfer of 12 acres of land at the Indu Mills
Compound in Mumbai, where the last rites of Ambedkar were performed.
"The
agreement, signed today (Sunday) at the initiative of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, paves the way for resolving the long-pending issue of
transfer of land from the National Textiles Corporation to the
Government of Maharashtra to enable construction of a befitting memorial
for Bharat Ratna Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar," an official statement said.
Prime
Minister Modi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and union
Minister of State for Textiles Santosh Gangwar were present during the
signing of the agreement, it added.