Overview
- The leaders unveiled a life-size statue of Uda Devi Pasi in Lucknow on her martyrdom day, honoring the 1857 fighter who died at Sikandar Bagh.
- Rajnath Singh said Marxist historians and previous governments neglected Dalit and tribal contributions, casting Uda Devi as a national symbol of women's courage.
- Yogi Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh was central to the 1857 revolt and announced an additional primary-school book on leaders from the Pasi and other overlooked communities.
- Three women PAC battalions now bear names of regional heroines: Uda Devi in Lucknow, Jhalkari Bai Kori in Gorakhpur, and Avanti Bai Lodhi in Badaun.
- Officials cited broader initiatives, including work on a Maharaja Bijli Pasi monument and fort, a planned Ambedkar memorial and cultural center in Lucknow, and large Scheduled Caste scholarship outlays.