Mamata pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi
Kolkata, Oct 2 Paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary on Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the historic Gandhi Bhavan, that has been renovated by the state government, will be inaugurated on the occasion.
“Homage to #MahatmaGandhi ji on his 150th birth anniversary.
“The #Bangla Govt has taken up many other initiatives to celebrate #Gandhi150 anniversary, including setting up a university dedicated to #MahatmaGandhi ji in Purba Medinipur district,” she said in another tweet.
Rare photographs capturing Mahatma Gandhi’s 1947 stay at Beleghata area here and articles used by him during the over three-week period when he tried to douse the flames of communal violence, will be on display from Wednesday at the house that hosted him.
It has now been developed as a museum.
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