Indore Collector Akash Tripathi on Friday inspected the ongoing preparation at Swarg Mandir premises and Ambedkar Smarak for the celebration of birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Ambedkar at his birth place at Mhow. Babasaheb Ambedkar birthday at April 14, is celebrated at his birth place Mhow with full dignity and enthuiasism by the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh has declared his birth anniversary as Ambedkar Mahakumbh and for this past many years the Government of Madhya Pradesh is treating more than one lakh followers of Ambedkar which come to Mhow from all over India to pay homage to the Baba Saheb Ambedkar at his birth place.
The State guest house which provide free food, water, medicines, boarding, lodging facility and transportation to those followers who stay for more than three days, is now a beautifully constructed two Storeys marble monument with a dome on its top constructed by BJP Government at the cost of `20 crores.
After the inspection collector Akash Tripathi also took the meeting of all the government officers and employees regarding the forthcoming lok Sabha election at town hall Mhow. Mhow SDM Vijay Agrawal, Tehsildar Tapish Pandey, Tehsildar Abhishek Sharma CEO Cantonment Board Alok Gupta were also present. Collector Akash Tripathi told The Pioneer that this year due to election code of conduct the birth anniversary will be a non-political function and political leaders are not allowed to address the mass gathering from stage.