The period between 1920-22, which saw the struggle to erect Lokmanya’s statue, was the period when Patel incessantly challenged the colonial government. Eventually, the statue was erected and unveiled in 1929 In his acceptance speech while receiving the Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a …

Left front leader Aparna Sen had opposed the centre’s decision and made objectionable comments about the BSF. She spoke about the “excesses” by the BSF in Assam and Manipur and said that it would increase the problems of people. BJP leader Anirban Ganguly has sent a legal notice to filmmaker …