Bill Gates visited the world’s tallest statue, Statue of Unity, in Gujarat, and thanked PM Narendra Modi for his invitation to the ‘engineering marvel’.
Twenty-two people have been arrested so far in connection with installation and removal of a statue of a great personality (Sardar Vallabhbahi Patel) in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district, a police official said on Saturday.
People pelted stones and used canes, many shops were vandalised, and vehicles were set on fire in the area, said police, adding that a sub-inspector, Lalchand Sharma, and some locals have been injured
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a key figure in India's struggle for independence, has died at the age of 75. He will be remembered as a great leader and builder of the new India. His funeral procession was attended by thousands of mourners.
Remembering his contributions, the CM said the ‘Iron Man’ was a great freedom fighter, and his contribution to the country has been as the architect of new India.