The Gujarat government has clarified amid opposition allegations that it has renamed the Ahmedabad Motera Stadium in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s name has never been associated with the stadium, said Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel.
According to a video posted by PIB, Nitin Patel said, “The stadium is owned by the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) and has always been called the Motera Stadium. So there is no question that it was renamed earlier. The idea of building. “
He said the Narendra Modi stadium at Motera, inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind, is part of a larger complex named ‘Sardar Patel Sports Complex’.
After being accused by some leaders of the Congress and other opposition parties, Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and Ravishankar Prasad have said that Modi’s stadium is only named after PM Modi and that the campus where it now stands is at Sardar Patel Sports.
Prasad, speaking to the media after attending a Cabinet meeting, sarcastically criticizing Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, said the two leaders never praised or visited the statue of Sardar Patel, the world’s tallest in Gujarat’s Kevadia
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“Did Sonia Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi ever praise the world’s tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel of Kewadia? Did he visit it? What else can you say?”
In his explanation, Javadekar said Sardar Patel would never be honored by big speakers on the issue. “The sports complex has been named the Sardar Patel Sports Enclave. The cricket stadium inside the complex is named after Narendra Modi. Ironically, the family who never respected Sardar Patel have been doing the same since his death,” he tweeted.
Congress leader Rajeev Satava said changing the name is a clear sign of totalitarian dictatorship. “It is a complete shame to change the name of the Motera Cricket Stadium from Sardar Patel to Narendra Modi. It shows how compressed our Prime Minister is. This is a clear sign of the abusive and authoritarian dictatorship,” he said.
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