AS part of the 'Gandhi Bharat' programme, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated a memorial auditorium of freedom fighter Gangadharrao Deshpande, who is known as 'Lion of Karnataka', and a photo gallery at Ramtirth Nagar, Belagavi, on Thursday.
The memorial auditorium was constructed in an area of approximately 15 guntas at a cost of Rs 1.58 crore. The memorial auditorium, a statue of freedom fighter Gangadhar Deshpande, a photo gallery with rare photos of the 1924 Congress Session, moments of Gangadhar Deshpande with Mahatma Gandhi, a wire fence, pavers and a garden have been constructed at this place.
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