Mahatma Gandhi's statue desecrated in Jharkhand

Hazaribag (Jharkhand)/(PTI): A statue of Mahatma Gandhi, erected here in 1948, has been desecrated by unidentified miscreants 10 days after Bapu's death anniversary, officials said on Sunday. The statue was built at the Gandhi Ghat by the bank of the Konar river where the ashes of Gandhiji were immersed.

"The statue at Kumhartoli locality of the town has been damaged in the night of February 8. A new statue will be erected there soon, as the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi is being celebrated," Hazaribag Deputy Commissioner Bhuvanesh Pratap Singh said.

He said an inquiry has been ordered to identify the culprits and a magistrate along with policemen deployed at the spot. "A new statue will be placed there," Singh said.

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नियोजन नीति 1932 खतियान स्थानीय नीति OBC आरक्षण को लेकर समन्वय समिति में हुई चर्चा ||Reporter Post||
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