India, July 4 -- Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah today unveiled the statue of Shrimant Bajirao Peshwa I in Pune, Maharashtra. On this occasion, Maharashtra Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Shri Eknath Shinde and Shri Ajit Pawar, and Union Minister of State for Cooperation Shri Murlidhar Mohol, along with many other dignitaries, were present.

In his address, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given the mantra of "Vikas Bhi Virasat Bhi," under which it is crucial to make our "thousands years" old culture, its history and the inspiring figures, accessible to our youth and warriors. He said that the land of Pune is the bir...