PM to visit Nagpur on Ambedkar Jayanti tomorrow

April 13, 2017 22:45

On the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti tomorrow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Nagpur, where he will visit a sacred place closely associated with the Dalit icon and inaugurate a number of development projects.

"I am extremely honoured to be visiting Nagpur tomorrow, on the very special occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti," Modi tweeted.

"In Nagpur, I will pray at Deekshabhoomi, a holy spot that is very closely associated with Dr Ambedkar," he added.

Deekshabhoomi is a sacred Buddhist monument where Ambedkar had converted to Buddhism on the occasion of Ashok Vijaya Dashami on October 14, 1956.

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