Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday at the latter's residence and invited him for dedication of War Memorial on October 14 in Bhopal.
The Chief Minister requested the Prime Minister to participate in ex-army men's convention to be held on the same day in Bhopal. Prime Minister Modi has accepted the invitation to visit Bhopal for both the events on October 14. Chief Minister Chouhan informed the Prime Minister that construction of War Memorial had been completed.
Chouhan has invited Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and chiefs of the three forces for dedication ceremony of the War Memorial.
During the visit, Chief Minister Chouhan informed the Prime Minister about execution of the roadmap for doubling income of farmers in next five years by the State. Chouhan said that farmers will be informed about measures and related programmers to double their income by holding divisional and district level conventions soon. The Chief Minister said that Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh too have been invited for these farmers' convention.
Chouhan said that war memorial has been made in the memory of martyrs who sacrificed their life while protecting the country. It aims to motivate the people for patriotism. Names of all martyrs of the state will be written on the memorial who sacrificed their lives to protect the country. Along with common people, army personnel and ex-army men from the state and the country will be invited for the programme so that they salute and pay tributes to the martyrs.