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Malegaon:
What is billed as a tribute to the contributions of Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad during the freedom struggle and as the first union
Education Minister, Malegaon Municipal Corporation (MMC) on Monday
decided to name its new building after this renowned freedom
fighter and one of the greatest leaders India has seen.
The unanimous decision to name the
civic building after Maulana Abul Kalam Azad is taken in the first
general body meeting of the newly elected 80-member house. The
meeting held on Monday was presided over by Mayor Tahira Shaikh
Rasheed.
Significantly, the decision besides
receiving supports from other political parties was also backed by
the Shiv-Sena councilors.
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The New MMC
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Located exactly opposite to the
historic fort on one side and facing the Mausam River on the
other, the new building is to be built at the cost of Rs.
4,96,00,000 (four crore ninety-six lakh rupees). |
Located exactly opposite to the
historic fort on one side and facing the Mausam River on the
other, the new building is to be built at the cost of Rs.
4,96,00,000 (four crore ninety-six lakh rupees). The construction
work is in progress since last one year and the civic
administration expects that it would be completed by December.
"The MMC plans to take possession of
the new building by December 01 this year so that it can be
formally inaugurated on December 17, the day Malegaon civic body
was upgraded to a corporation in 2001", City Engineer Kailash
Bacchav said to ummid.com.
The Congress party, which has its
mayor in the house, had promised in its election manifesto to name
the corporation building after Maulana Abul kalam Azad.
“Maulana Azad was one of the
greatest leaders of the country. As the Education Minister also,
his contribution are unmatchable. The Congress party wants to pay
tribute to this great leader by naming the new building after
him", Mayor Tahira Shaikh who was presiding over the general body
meeting said while talking to ummid.com.
Malegaon has a a history of
commemorating people by naming roads
and chowks after them. After the death of Hemant Karkare, former
ATS chief who had exposed the Hindutva terrorists and had arrested
those involved in the 2008 Malegaon blast, the corporation had
named the Bhikku Chowk after him. The historic Bhikku Chowk was
the place where the blast on September 29, 2008 had taken 6 lives.
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