Home Minister Amit Shah will go on a two-day Maharashtra tour from tomorrow.

Last Update: February 17, 2023, 15:13 IST

Home Minister Amit Shah. (File photo: Reuters)

On the first day of his tour starting Saturday, Shah will pay homage to Ambedkar at Deeksha Bhoomi, where Ambedkar along with his followers converted to Buddhism and lay wreath at the memorial of ‘Sarsanghchalak’ Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, the founder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh .

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be in Maharashtra over the weekend for a two-day visit during which he will pay tribute to BR Ambedkar in Nagpur, interact with children of soldiers killed in Jammu and Kashmir and address a rally in Kolhapur, officials said. do.

On the first day of his tour starting Saturday, Shah will pay homage to Ambedkar at Deeksha Bhoomi, where Ambedkar converted to Buddhism along with his followers, and at the memorial of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh founder ‘Sarsanghchalak’ Keshav Baliram Hedgewar at Resham Bagh. Will lay wreaths. in Nagpur.

The headquarter of RSS is also located in Resham Bagh. Officials said the home minister would also attend the celebrations to mark the completion of 50 years of Lokmat group of newspapers in the city.

The same afternoon, Shah will attend a Sahyog Sammelan organized by the daily Sakal newspaper in Pune before interacting with the children of soldiers, policemen and civilians killed in Jammu and Kashmir.

He will also attend the release ceremony of the Marathi translation of the book ‘Modi @ 20’ in Pune and later offer prayers at Omkareshwar Temple in the city.

On February 19, the Home Minister will inaugurate the first phase of Shiv Srishti, a theme park built on the life of Shivaji Maharaj in Pune, offer prayers at Shri Mahalakshmi Temple in Kolhapur and garland the statues of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Shahu Ji Maharaj. in Kolhapur.

In the afternoon, Shah will attend the centenary celebrations organized to mark the completion of 100 years of the new Education Samaj before addressing the ‘Vijay Sankalp’ rally in Kolhapur.

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