Life-size statues of CM’s dad, 4 more freedom fighters unveiled

PATNA: Governor Phagu Chauhan on Sunday unveiled life-size statues of five prominent freedom fighters of Patna district’s Bakhtiyarpur block, including CM Nitish Kumar’s father Kaviraj Ramlakhan Singh, through videoconferencing from Raj Bhavan.

CM Nitish Kumar and state’s building construction minister Ashok Choudhary were also present at the Raj Bhavan when the statues were unveiled. The five statues have been installed at different locations in Bakhtiyarpur, the birthplace of the CM.

The other four freedom fighters whose statues were unveiled are Sheel Bhadra Yajee (primary health centre premises), martyr Mogal Singh (block office premises), martyr Nathun Singh Yadav (new bypass road, Raghopur village) and Doomar Singh (higher secondary school premises). Late Kaviraj Ramlakhan Singh’s statue, on the other hand, has been installed on Dak Bungalow premises. All the five statues were built by the state’s building construction department.

CM’s father Kaviraj Ramlakhan had gone to jail at the age of 19 years while participating in the nationwide protest against the arrival of Simon Commission to India in 1929. He had spent three-and-a-half months at Patna camp jail. Born at Kalyan Bigaha village in Nalanda district, Kaviraj Ramlakhan was arrested for the second time in 1930 while participating in the Salt Satyagrah Andolan. He was put up in the Patna City camp for four months.

Speaking on the occasion, the CM thanked the governor for accepting his request to unveil the statues of five freedom fighters.