Summary:
The state government's plan to invite all chief ministers and governors to the inauguration of Statue of Unity at the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31 has been dropped. As per the latest plan, CMs and other VVIPs would be visiting the Statue of Unity only in November. "President, Vice President, (Lok Sabha) Speaker, chief ministers, and governors will be visiting the Statue of Unity in November. In fact, senior ministers have been travelling to different states to invite respective chief ministers and governors to the Statue's inauguration. The 182-metre statue, the world's tallest statue, has been built at a cost of Rs2,989 crore..