Amit shah unveils Deendayal Upadhyaya's Statue

Bhopal, Aug 18: The BJP president Amit Shah has unveiled a statue of Deendayal Upadhyaya, founder of the erstwhile Jan Sangh and the party's ideologue in Bhopal on Friday.

The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Bhopal Mayor Alok Sharma were present as Mr. Shah unveiled the statue near the city's Lal Ghati square.

Mr.Shah was accorded a warm welcome by the Chief Minister and other party leaders, including Kailash Vijaywargiya and Prabhat Jha and State party president Nandkumar Singh Chauhan the Raja Bhoj Airport.

A large number of BJP workers, many of them sporting saffron turbans, led Mr. Shah's entourage to the party office.

The Local party functionaries said among those who turned up to greet Mr. Shah while on his way to the party office was members of the Muslim community.