Complaint filed against man who put up ad to ‘sell’ Statue of Unity for Rs 30,000 crore
   Date :07-Apr-2020
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NARMADA :
 
LOCAL administration has filed a police complaint in Kevadia of Narmada district after a man posted an online advertisement, offering ‘Statue of Unity’ for sale at Rs 30,000 crore to meet the expenses for buying medical equipment amid the coronavirus outbreak. Deputy Commissioner Nilesh Dubey said, “OLX published the ad without verification. We have filed a police complaint.”
 
“This is a pathetic move to try and sell the statue. We have taken the matter very seriously and filed a complaint at Kevadia Police Station. The ‘Statue of Unity’, the world’s tallest statue, is a monumental tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, independent India’s first Home Minister as well as Deputy Prime Minister.
 
The statue was inaugurated in October 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Patel’s 143rd birth anniversary. Meanwhile, the Gujarat Government has stopped the online booking of entry tickets to the Statue of Unity in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. The viewing galleries have been closed on March 17 so that the tourists do not gather at one place. However, those who have already booked tickets will be allowed to visit the galleries. The Government has also stopped selling the tickets for Jungle safari and Zarwani camp.