The PM gave an in-principle approval to hand over entire 12.5 acres of land of now defunct mill for construction of the memorial of the dalit icon.
Maharashtra NCP on Monday thanked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his intervention in sorting out a dispute over the Indu Mill land regarding construction of a memorial of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.
"We (NCP) thank the Prime Minister for resolving this issue and paving the way for the construction of the Ambedkar memorial," Maharashtra NCP unit president Madhukar Pichad told reporters.
The Prime Minister recently gave an in-principle approval to hand over entire 12.5 acres of land of now defunct mill, situated in Central Mumbai, for construction of the memorial of the dalit icon as sought by dalit activists.
The land is currently in possession of the National Textile Corporation.
Dalit activists had forcefully taken possession of a portion of the mill on December 6 (death anniversary of Ambedkar), demanding handing over of the entire 12.5 acres of land for the purpose.
NCP had issued a charter of rights in June last year for the social and economic development of the backward and the unprivileged class in the society.
"This resolution was widely welcomed by the followers of Dr Ambedkar as the city does not have a grand memorial to commemorate his ideologies. The Maharashtra Assembly unanimously passed a resolution for the construction of the memorial," Pichad said.
One of the prime demands in the charter was construction of an international memorial of Ambedkar on the 12.5 acres land of Indu Mills (NTCL) near Chaityabhoomi.
Hailing NCP chief Sharad Pawar for playing a significant role in renaming the Marathwada University after Babasaheb Ambedkar, Pichad said,"Pawar stands tallest among the leaders from Maharashtra who have contributed to the social and economic development of the SCs and STs".
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