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1.2 mn Buddhists to attend Dhammachakra Pravartan Din in Nagpur
Oct 9

General
Nagpur, Oct 8 (IANS) Over 1.2 million Buddhists from all over the
country will attend the 52nd Dhammachakra Pravartan Din function here
Thursday to commemorate the historic event when Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar
led thousands of his Mahar community into Buddhism.

Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will be the chief guest at the main
function while Schedules Castes, Scheduled Tribes Commission
chairperson Buta Singh will be the guest of honour, said a press
release issued by Dr Ambedkar Smarak Samiti, the host organisation.

Kerala Governor R.S. Gavai, who is the chairman of the host Samiti
will also be present besides Union Minister of State for New and
Renewable Energy Vilas Muttemwar and Bharatiya Janata Party state unit
president Nitin Gadkari.

Elaborate security arrangements complete with closed circuit TVs
(CCTVs), night vision cameras and bomb detection and disposal squads
have been specially incorporated for this year's function in view of
recurring terror attacks targeting crowded places in different parts
of the country.

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