After Rajkot, Meerut Will Get Modi Temple With PM's 100 Ft Tall Statue; God Not Yet Finalised
A 5 acre plot in Sardhana area of Meerut has already been purchased.
In a press conference on Monday, retired assistant engineer with the UP irrigation and water department, JP Singh, who runs a trust, announced that a temple of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be constructed in Meerut¡¯s Sardhana area.
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Singh said that while the god to be worshiped inside the temple is still to be finalised, the shrine will have a 100 feet tall statue of the PM and will be named after him. The first ever temple dedicated to the PM was opened in Rajkot in February 2015.
¡°To highlight our respect for Modi and our belief in his work, I have planned to build a temple named after him. It will be set up on a 5 acre land that has already been purchased in Sardhana. The stone laying ceremony will be performed on October 23 and efforts are being made to invite BJP president Amit Shah for the event,¡± said Singh
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Singh, who was last posted in Muzaffarnagar and retired on September 30 this year, has been running a trust for over two years, which he says will be a major contributing factor as far as the money is concerned. ¡°After completing over 30 years of government service, I want to now dedicate my life to the needy and poor by working for social welfare. Taking a step in this direction, I have decided to build a Modi temple here,¡± he said.
The retired government employee said that he has already purchased the 5 acre plot in Sardhana and that he has liquid cash of Rs 20 lakh to get the work started. The remaining amount, he said, will be contributed by Modi supporters. ¡°This will also open tourism avenues in Meerut.¡±
