Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the birth place of Bhimrao Ambedkar here on Thursday, becoming the first Prime Minister of the country to do so. After paying homage to Ambedkar, Modi remained at the Ambedkar Smarak for more than 15 minutes and then he addressed a large gathering of more than two lakh Ambedkar followers at the Army Ground in Bhatkhedi Mhow.
The BJP Government of Madhya Pradesh had constructed the marble monument at a cost of Rs 20 cr.
Earlier, the Prime Minister was accorded a warm welcome at Indore airport. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Health Minister Narottam Mishra, Mayor Malini Gaud, IDA Chairman Shankar lalwani, MlAs Sudarshan Gupta, Usha Thakur, Ramesh Mendola, Mahendra Hardia, Uma Shashi Sharma, Govind Malu and Madhu Verma greeted the Prime Minister with bouquets. Chief Secretary Anthony De Sa and DGP Surendra Sinh were also present on the occasion.