Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker Girish Gautam performed Bhoomi Pujan on Thursday for the construction work for the renovation of the temple located in the Vidhan Sabha premises.
The renovation of this temple will be completed with the cooperation of social workers, religious leaders, officers and employees of the assembly secretariat.
The statue of Maa Durga is installed in the temple in the assembly premises and idols of other gods are also installed in the temple premises. Due to very less space, the staff of the assembly find it difficult to worship. To overcome these difficulties, under the renovation of the temple, the entrance of the temple will be enlarged and the roof will also be put.
On the occasion of stone laying ceremony he said that he is also a member of the assembly family. Today, not as the Speaker of the Vidhansabha, but as a member of a family, he had provided financial assistance of Rs.21000 and the renovation work of the temple will be completed with the contribution of the officers and employees of the Assembly Secretariat.
Gautam appealed to the officers and employees of the Vidhansabha Secretariat to provide financial assistance up to a minimum of Rs.11 and a maximum of Rs.1000 according to their faith. He also said that the amount collected will be deposited in the bank by opening a new account and the receipt will also be made available to those who have contributed financially.
Gautam also announced the formation of a committee of officers and employees to collect the contribution amount. Social worker and construction expert Vinod Shukla will also play an active role in the construction of the temple.
Principal Secretary of Vidhansabha, Awadhesh Pratap Singh and a large number of other officers and employees of Vidhansabha were also present.