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Monday, August 17, 1998
Function held at Gandhi's Valmiki Basti house
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, August 16: A special function was organised on the occasion of Independence Day at the hut in Valmiki Basti at Mandir Marg where Mahatama Gandhi used to stay.Speaking on the occasion, DPCC secretary Prabhat Raman demanded that the room where Gandhi used to stay and the place of public prayers where important leaders, including Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr Rajendra Prasad, Jai Prakash Narain, among others used to come to consult Bapu, should be preserved as a museum. He said the NDMC had not done anything to preserve this historical place, which was part of the country's heritage. Copyright © 1998 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
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