Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Rashtra Prerna Sthal on Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s 101st birth anniversary, with Rajnath Singh, Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel in attendance.
- Modi said the BJP was proud to have torn down the “wall of Article 370” and asserted that the Constitution is now fully implemented in Jammu and Kashmir.
- He accused the Congress and the Samajwadi Party of undermining B. R. Ambedkar’s legacy and of promoting dynastic glorification, claims both parties publicly rejected as baseless.
- The complex, reported at about ₹230 crore over roughly 65 acres, features 65-foot bronze statues of Vajpayee, Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Deendayal Upadhyaya.
- Modi highlighted Uttar Pradesh’s development push, citing the defence corridor and BrahMos production in Lucknow, and said the site was cleared over the last three years from what he described as a long-standing garbage dump.