DF govt gets brownie points over go-ahead for memorial

MUMBAI: The Centre's nod for construction of a memorial to Dr B R Ambedkar on the Indu Mills plot may come in handy for the Democratic Front (DF) government in Maharashtra. At Shivaji Park, where thousands of Dalit supporters converged on Thursday to pay their respects to the father of the Indian Constitution on the occasion of his death anniversary praised the Centre. "All that matters to us is that we have got our memorial," said a supporter who travelled from Kohlapur to attend the celebrations.

The benefits of its decision will be manifold for the DF government, although the Republican Party of India (RPI) is in alliance with the Shiv Sena. A senior Congress minister said the government is making all the right decisions at the right time. "You have got to give credit where it is due. The Indu Mills issue will benefit us more than the Sena or the RPI," said a minister.

Meanwhile, Shivaji Park residents praised the arrangements at Chaityabhoomi. Residents claimed that the situation, including crowd behaviour, sanitation and hygiene conditions, has improved over the past years. "The arrangements made for the crowd have been better and the people who have gathered have maintained a high-level of discipline," said Ashok Rawat, a member of the local citizen association.

Smita Bhatt, who was born and brought up in the area, said, "The crowd may be huge, but the assertion that locals are inconvenienced is far from the truth. This has become an annual event and locals have also become more understanding about the significance of the day in the lives of these people who come here from all over the country."

"I noticed people standing in queues that extended right up to Prabhadevi near Siddhivinayak temple ," Ashok Chiplunkar, a resident of LJ road said.

"Their behaviour was exemplary as there was no attempt made to jump the queue or indulge in slogan-shouting ," he added. Instances of people urinating or defecating in the open has also declined, said Rawat. Ketan Desai, a local resident said, "The crowd understands the sombreness of the event. As the government had declared to allot the Indu Mills plot to build the Dr B R Ambedkar memorial."

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