West Bengal on Monday witnessed an unprecedented celebration of the 125th birth anniversary of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, with Union home minister Amit Shah laying the foundation stone of a 125-foot-tall metal statue of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder.
The Suvendu Adhikari government observed the occasion at 10,000 locations across Bengal, vowing to take the state forward in line with the ideals of Mookerjee.
Shah participated in three events in the city.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the celebrations virtually to deliver his message.
The Home Minister laid the foundation stone of Mookerjee’s statue at Eco Park.
The statue, which will be the tallest in the state, will use 140 metric tonnes of bell metal and 370 metric tonnes of steel.
The project would be funded jointly by the central and state governments.
The statue is expected to stand for generations as a tribute to him. Shah also visited the ancestral home of Syama Prasad Mookerjee in Bhabanipur.
The minister said the statue would not merely be a tribute to Mookerjee but would also mark the beginning of the journey towards building Sonar Bangla.
“More than 63 years after his death, on the occasion of his 125th birth anniversary, the foundation stone has been laid in Bengal for a 125-foot-tall statue of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee,” Shah said while addressing a gathering at Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan.
“I see this foundation-laying ceremony differently.
I have come to tell the people of Bengal and the country that this is not merely the foundation ceremony for a statue of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee; it is the foundation ceremony for fulfilling the resolve of building Sonar Bangla,” he added.
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