Begining of a new chapter
Media Coverage | 13-12-2023
Begining of a new chapter
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, chairman of Lokmat Media Group and former member of Rajya Sabha Dr Vijay Darda, MLA Sameer Meghe along with (left to right) Aatish Umre, Roshni Umre, Bablu Gautam, N K Nayak, V K Khare, Ashok Jain, Ramesh Bora, Nilesh Singh, Shrimant Mane, Bramhashankar Tripathi, Vikas Mishra and Abhay Joshi during the unveiling of bust of veteran freedom fighter and founder of Lokmat Media Group Jawaharlal Darda alias ‘Babuji’ installed at Freedom Fighter Shri Jawaharlal Darda Nagar in Butibori on Tuesday.
Butibori will emerge as Nagpur’s suburb
Asserts DyCM Devendra Fadnavis
Grand inauguration of Shri Jawaharlal Darda Nagar
Babuji’s bust unveiled
Lokmat News Network
Nagpur
There is little difference between Nagpur and Butibori now. Soon, Nagpur will be connected to Butibori by Metro too. The state government has plans to develop the second capital as industries, services and logistics hub. In this venture, Butibori and New Butibori will have an important role to play. As a result, Butibori will emerge as a suburb of Nagpur and the residents will feel as if they live in Nagpur. Maybe looking at these possibilities, the Lokmat developed Swatantrata Senani Shri Jawaharlal Darda Nagar ahead of time.
In this background, the families living here as a big ‘Lokmat Parivar’ will flourish and achieve an all-round development, said the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis here on Tuesday.
Fadnavis was speaking as the chief guest at an impressive ceremony organised to inaugurate Swatantrata Senani Shri Jawaharlal Darda Nagar and unveil the bust of veteran freedom fighter and founder editor of Lokmat Media Group Jawaharlal Darda alias Babuji at Butibori Industrial Area in Butibori near here. Hingna MLA Sameer Meghe, chairman of editorial board of Lokmat Media Group and former member of Rajya Sabha Dr Vijay Darda, the inspiration behind Swatantrata Senani Shri Jawaharlal Darda Nagar, president of Butibori Municipal Council Bablu Gautam, leader of Opposition in Nagpur Zilla Parishad Aatish Umre and sarpanch of Kirmiti (Bharkas) Roshani Umre graced the ceremony as special guests.
Earlier, Fadnavis inaugurated Swatantrata Senani Shri Jawaharlal Darda Nagar and unveiled the bust of veteran freedom fighter and founder editor of Lokmat Media Group Jawaharlal Darda alias Babuji. The deputy chief minister also felicitated renowned architect Virendra Khare and noted developer Abhay Joshi for their key role in the development of Swatantrata Senani Shri Jawaharlal Darda Nagar by presenting them with a shawl, shreefal and a bouquet.
The secretary of Lokmat Karmachari Gruh Nirman Sahakari Sanstha and senior editor of Lokmat Samachar Vikas Mishra conducted the proceedings while the president of Lokmat Karmachari Gruh Nirman Sahakari Sanstha Bramhashankar Tripathi proposed a vote of thanks.
The director of Lokmat Media Group Ashok Jain, former director (technical) Wing Commander (retd) Ramesh Bora, editor of Lokmat Shrimant Mane, former president of Lokmat Karmachari Gruh Nirman Sahakari Sanstha and editor of Lokmat Times N K Nayak, committee member and vice president of Lokmat Media Group Nilesh Singh, general manager (operations) Ashish Jain, renowned architect Virendra Khare, noted developer Abhay Joshi, general secretary of MPCC Mujeeb Pathan, chairman of Butibori Municipal Council subject committee Munna Jaiswal, superintendent of police of Nagpur Rural Harssh Poddar, additional SP Dr Sandip Pakhale, sub-divisional police officer Pooja Gaikwad, deputy engineers of MIDC S B Date and Ashok Kawale, eminent personalities and the residents of Swatantrata Senani Shri Jawaharlal Darda Nagar graced the ceremony in large numbers.
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‘Babuji’s contribution immense in devp of Maharashtra’
Devendra Fadnavis said, “The contribution of veteran freedom fighter and founder editor of Lokmat Media Group Jawaharlal Darda alias Babuji in India’s freedom struggle and development of Maharashtra is immense. The development of a township in Butibori by Lokmat Media Group in Babuji’s name is an important step towards honouring his contribution.”
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Such colonies are seen in Europe:
Dy CM Fadnavis
Congratulating Dr Vijay Darda for the magnificent concept of Swatantrata Senani Shri Jawaharlal Darda Nagar, Fadnavis said, “Dr Darda considers Lokmat as one big family. Therefore, this beautiful colony has been developed so that employees of Lokmat Media Group can stay together. Such beautiful and well-planned colonies can only be found in the towns in Europe. Since Dr Vijay Darda is an artist too, apart from being a journalist, his vision is reflected in the houses
built here.”
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Gateway to devp, peace & friendship will open here: Dr Darda
In his address, Dr Vijay Darda said Swatantrata Senani Shri Jawaharlal Darda Nagar is not merely a township made up of cement and concrete, but it will bring people closer to each other. This will open the doors of happiness, peace, development and friendship, and the children of members of the Lokmat family will lay the foundation of their bright future. Everyone will live and prosper here together, he added. He said everyone must have a home. “I first heard these words from Babuji in 1956. Babuji had established the first of the housing societies at Gandhi Nagar and Nehru Nagar in Yavatmal in the rest of Maharashtra (except Mumbai). Jawaharlal Nehru had performed the bhoomipujan of these colonies while Indira Gandhi had inaugurated them,” informed Dr Vijay Darda. “I, too, thought that members of the Lokmat family should have homes where they can stay peacefully,” he added. Dr Darda said the credit of releasing this concept goes to my wife Jyotsna Darda and the development of Lokmat housing colony in Butibori was her idea. Former industries minister Narayan Rane extended his cooperation to this project as a result of which Swatantrata Senani Shri Jawaharlal Darda Nagar has come up on this land measuring over 13 acres, with a beautifully developed garden spread over an acre of land and a total of 115 houses in three categories. These houses look similar from outside and their colour schemes are also the same. A stage to organise events, shops for essentials and a community hall are proposed to be built soon, he added.
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