President laid foundation stone for Ambedkar memorial in Uttar Pradesh

President of India Ram Nath Kovind recntly laid the foundation stone of a memorial for Bhimrao Ambedkar in Uttar Pradesh, consisting of a statue and a cultural centre.

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The memorial for Ambedkar, that will come up in Aishbagh over 1.34 acre, will consist of a statue and a cultural centre which will also house a library, a musuem, to encourage research about the Dalit icon and the father of the Constitution.

It will also consist of a dormitary and a cafeteria for tourists, said a presentation by the state government on the foundation stone laying ceremony.

In February, prime minister Narendra Modi had also laid the foundation stone of a statue of King Suheldev in Bahraich, which was seen as a move by the BJP in UP to associate closely with the OBC Rajbhar community who consider themselves descendants of the warrior king.