The Chief Minister will dedicate on the occasion the Gandhi Smriti Bhawan, newly built by the State Youth Services and Cultural Affairs Department on 10,000 sq. m. area, and also the District Seva Sadan on 6,280 sq. m. built at a cost of Rs. 12-crore at the Mahatma Gandhi’s birthplace.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi paid homage today to Mahatma Gandhi at his statue in the historic Promenade Gardens in Georgetown, Guyana. He recalled Bapu’s eternal values of peace and non-violence which continue to guide humanity. The statue was installed in commemoration of Gandhiji’s 100th birth anniversary in 1969.
Prime Minister also paid floral tribute at the Arya Samaj monument located close by. This monument was unveiled in 2011 in commemoration of 100 years of the Arya Samaj movement in Guyana.
