PM Modi To Visit Baramati On November 3 To Inaugurate Buddha Statue At Vidya Pratishthan: Sharad Pawar

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Baramati on November 3 to inaugurate the newly developed 'Prerna Sthal' and unveil a four-tonne statue of Gautam Buddha at Vidya Pratishthan. The Prime Minister's Office has confirmed the visit, Pawar said at a press conference.

The Gautam Buddha statue, approximately nine feet tall and weighing four tonnes, will be the centrepiece of Prerna Sthal. Paintings and photographs of historical and social figures—including Rajmata Jijau, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Ahilyadevi Holkar, Mahatma Jyotirao Phule, Savitribai Phule, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and others—will be displayed around the statue.

PM Modi is expected to arrive around 10 am, with the main programme scheduled to begin at 11.45 am.