NDA campus best for Peshwa Bajirao’s memorial, says Amit Shah during Pune statue inauguration

The Union home minister further said India's basic foundation would cease to exist had Peshwas not taken forward the Shivaji Maharaj 'battle for independence for 100 years.

Screengrab of Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressing the unveiling of Peshwa Bajirao’s statue at NDA campus in Pune on Friday. | Amit Shah's X account

Pune: The National Defence Academy (NDA) campus in Pune the most appropriate location for Maratha empire warrior Peshwa Bajirao’s memorial, Union minister Amit Shah said on Friday.

“NDA is the most appropriate place for his memorial as it is the academy where military leadership is being trained,” Shah said, while unveiling Peshwa Bajirao’s equestrian statue at the NDA campus.

“Had the battle for independence started by Shivaji Maharaj and taken forward by the Peshwas for 100 years not been fought, India’s basic structure would have ceased to exist,” Shah said.

“In his life of 40 years, Peshwa Bajirao wrote an immortal history which no other person could write,” Shah said.

Some educational institutes located along the route taken by Shah to the venue of the event either announced a holiday, half day or online classes to ensure students are not affected by road closure and traffic diversions.

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