PM Modi to lay foundation stone for Sant Ravidas temple

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday lay the foundation stone for a Rs 100-crore temple dedicated to 14th century mystic poet and social reformer Sant Ravidas in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district, where he will also address a public meeting, a state BJP minister said.

This will be the PM’s second visit to the BJP-ruled state, where assembly polls are due by the year-end, in just over a month.

On July 1, Modi interacted with tribal leaders and women who were members of self-help groups and young football players at Pakaria village in Shahdol district.

“Modiji will arrive in Khajuraho from New Delhi and take a helicopter to reach the Badtuma area in Sagar district around 2 pm to lay the foundation stone for a temple (dedicated to Sant Ravidas) and a museum coming up at a cost Rs 100 crore,” MP Cooperative and Public Services Minister Arvind Bhadoria told PTI over the phone on Friday.