Shivaji Memorial: Does India Really need this?
PM Narendra Modi, on 24th December Laid Foundation for the Shivaji Memorial, whose controversies have been doing rounds these days.
This Shiv Smarak is a coming up project which will be constructed upon the Arabian Sea, around 1.5 km from Mumbai shoreline opposite Marine Drive.
The cost involved in the construction is said to be Rs, 3,600 crores.
Now the question arises, whether we really need this Memorial??
Some People claim that it is good for India, firstly it hails from one of the greatest leaders, as also it would be a Tourist spot which encourages Tourism in India, on the other hand, people have also opposed it saying the cost spent on this project can be used to establish better infrastructure, education, and Health, which Shivaji Maharaj Would have also done.
Check out what people are saying on twitter for the same:
Nearly all #Shivaji forts lay in utter disrepair, embarrassing for us Indians. But we are ready to spend 3600cr on fancy #ShivajiMemorial
— Ratan Sharda (@RatanSharda55) December 23, 2016
#ShivajiMemorial will not be just a statue, Its going to be a tourist place which will glorify the history of great warrior & great India pic.twitter.com/0tgYWwtQcU
— Karunesh Karn (@01Karn) December 24, 2016
Thinking aloud, Shivaji Maharaj wud spend amt alloted 4 #ShivajiMemorial 4 welfare of Indians, if he wud have been alive, retweet if u agree
— Bina Raithatha (@BinaRaithatha) December 23, 2016
Rs. 3,600 crore Shivaji Memorial! Sify cartoon. #ShivajiMemorial pic.twitter.com/53CTlR8vBo
— Satish Acharya (@satishacharya) December 26, 2016
And reason is .. #ShivajiMemorial does not go with #IdeaOfIndia.
The Great Indian Hypocrisy 😐 pic.twitter.com/2yyEoS88Em— #Intolerant भारतीय (@goyalsanjeev) December 24, 2016
Will go to foreign countries to see landmark & famous places but will crib when India is creating #ShivajiMemorial or #SardarPatelSmarak.
— Dhaval Patel (@dhaval241086) December 24, 2016
Take away reservation give statue instead? 3600Cr wasted on symbolism, invest instead in social & edu infra #Marathapride #ShivajiMemorial
— Jayant Chaudhary (@jayantrld) December 23, 2016
#ShivajiMemorial of the greatest king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj! Let the world know, #ShivSmarak will be the highest statue in the world!
— 🇮🇳Shweta (@Shwetta_Indian) December 24, 2016
Maintain His Forts,instead of making His Statue.#ShivajiMemorial #statue
— Saurabh Penkar (@isaurabhP) December 23, 2016
Dear BJP/Shiv Sena before fighting for credit of Shivaji Memorial in Mumbai,remember its we common people are paying for it #ShivajiMemorial
— Roshan Desarda (@roshya) December 23, 2016
Even Shivaji Maharaj wouldn’t approve of this taking the current infrastructure situation into account. #ShivajiMemorial
— Sairaj Chavan (@witty_sai) December 23, 2016
So govt. can spend 3600 CR for #ShivajiMemorial but cannot spend on a technology for roads to avoid potholes in near future!
— Prasad Mehta (@percishu) December 23, 2016
Shivaji did an enormous amount of work for his people. What would he say about how these clowns are spending 3,600 crore? #ShivajiMemorial
— lindsay pereira (@lindsaypereira) December 23, 2016
How can we citizens sit around and watch 4000 crores literally wash away in the sea? #ShivajiMemorial
— veena bakshi (@vibione) December 23, 2016
Do we have good books in rural schools? Are our villages have accessibility to medicine? Sad state!#mahagovernment #ShivajiMemorial
— Mandar Kulkarni (@mandar_lk) December 22, 2016
KEM Hospital patients on floor w/o beds. #Marathi on road. Shelters 4 poor sold to #VimalShah. @PMOIndia Welcome to 3500 Cr #ShivajiMemorial pic.twitter.com/uAbSN325iY
— Milind Goraksha (@ieMilind) December 22, 2016
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