Ambedkar statue found damaged in UP's Ballia village: Police
Ballia (UP), Dec 23: An 18-year-old statue of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar was found damaged on Wednesday in Sikanderpur area of the district, police said.
The hand of the statue installed in Sikiya village park was found broken this morning, Sikandarpur SHO Balendu Bhushan Mishra said.
The statue was installed over 18 years ago, he said, adding it would be repaired.
The situation in the village is under control and a probe is on in the matter, he said.
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Apologising to people on behalf of Maharashtra govt for Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse: BJP MLA
Mumbai, Aug 27: Under flak from the opposition, BJP leader Ashish Shelar on Tuesday said he was apologising to people on behalf of the Maharashtra government over the collapse of Shivaji Maharaj's statue in Sindhudurg district.
The 35-foot statue of the 17th century Maratha empire founder, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rajkot Fort on December 4 last year, collapsed on Monday afternoon.
"The collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue is absolutely unfortunate, painful and distressing. We apologise to all the residents of Maharashtra on behalf of the government over this incident," Shelar, who heads the Mumbai BJP unit, told reporters.
He said the ongoing investigation will disclose the factors responsible for the collapse of the statue. This is a painful incident for all of us, said Shelar, an MLA from Mumbai.
He said a statue of revered Shivaji Maharaj will be erected again to retain our pride, self-respect, and Hindutva.
Following an outrage, the Sindhudurg police also registered a case against contractor Jaydeep Apte and structural consultant Chetan Patil, both involved in the project, over the statue collapse incident.
