Centre to install Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose granite statue at India Gate
PM Modi announced a grand statue for Subhas Chandra Bose after inaugurating the new Circuit House in Somnath, Gujarat via video conferencing.
New Delhi: Freedom fighter and founder Indian National Army (INA) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's granite statue will be installed at India Gate as a symbol of India’s indebtedness to him, tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
At a time when the entire nation is marking the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, I am glad to share that his grand statue, made of granite, will be installed at India Gate. This would be a symbol of India’s indebtedness to him.
"Till the grand statue of Netaji Bose is completed, a hologram statue of his would be present at the same place. I will unveil the hologram statue on 23rd January, Netaji’s birth anniversary."
PM Modi announced a grand statue for Subhas Chandra Bose after inaugurating the new Circuit House in Somnath, Gujarat via video conferencing. Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel, state ministers, Members of Parliament, Temple Trust members were among those present on the occasion.
He said, "After independence, the new development was for only a few families in Delhi. But today the country is leaving behind that narrow thinking and is building new places of pride and giving them grandeur."
“It is our own government that built Babasaheb Memorial in Delhi, the APJ Abdul Kalam memorial in Rameshwaram. Similarly, the places associated with Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Shyamji Krishna Varma have been given due stature. Adivasi museums are also being built across the country to bring forth the glorious history of our tribal society”, the Prime Minister informed.
