Overview
- Modi opened the ₹230‑crore Rashtra Prerna Sthal, a 65‑acre complex featuring 65‑foot bronze statues of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Deendayal Upadhyaya.
- He said the 2019 move on Article 370 was a decisive step that strengthened national unity and that the Constitution is fully implemented in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The inauguration coincided with Vajpayee’s 101st birth anniversary and was presented as a tribute to icons whose ideals of self-respect, unity and service guide the nation.
- Modi accused the Congress and the Samajwadi Party of trying to demolish B.R. Ambedkar’s legacy, a claim both parties rejected as baseless.
- Defence minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel attended, as Modi highlighted Uttar Pradesh’s defence manufacturing push including BrahMos production in Lucknow.