New Delhi: The Yogi government has now decided to install a 65-foot-tall statue at the Prerna Sthal in Lucknow, in the honor of former Bharatiya Janata Party veteran leader and former Prime Minister of the country Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
After the approval of the DPR, the government has sent it to the Finance Department. For its initial works, the government has already approved Rs 50 crore in the budget. Preparations are also made to build a rally venue in 30 acres at Atal Prerna Sthal.
Significantly, Lucknow was also a parliamentary constituency of former PM Atal Bihari. Atal Bihari Vajpayee represented Lucknow for a record five consecutive terms, which also included his three stints as Prime Minister.
Last year, a 12.5 ft bronze statue of Swami Vivekananda, made by Maharashtra’s Uttam Pacharne, was unveiled at the Raj Bhawan by the then governor Ram Naik and the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Four more statues, all 12.5 ft high that are nearly ready and are being given finishing touches include those of Mr Adityanath’s revered gurus Mahant Avaidyanath and Mahant Digvijayanath, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna and also Bhartendu Harish Chandra — widely regarded as the father of modern Hindi literature and Hindi theatre.
