Lucknow MP and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will unveil the statue of former Governor of Bihar, Lalji Tandon, in Hazratganj on Wednesday. Bharatiya Janata Party media incharge Pravin Garg said that a 12-foot high statue of Tandon would be installed in front of the multi-level parking in Hazratganj.
“Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Ministers Dr Dinesh Sharma and Keshav Prasad Maurya and other senior ministers in the Yogi government will be present during the function,” Garg said here on Monday.
The statue of Lalji Tandon is made of bronze and is carved by Padma Shri Rajendra Prajapati. As per the itinerary, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will reach Lucknow at 10:35 am on Wednesday and go to Hazratganj. He will unveil the statue of Lalji Tandon at 11:00 am.
From there he will leave for Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) and will meet former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Kalyan Singh. From SGPGIMS he will depart for New Delhi at 1:00 pm.
BJP spokesman Sanjay Chaudhary said that Lucknow Nagar Nigam was installing the statue. Tandon had a long association with Lucknow and nagar nigam. He was corporator for 10 years, MLC for 12 years, and MLA for three times and once an MP.