Dy CM Ajit Pawar pays tribute to 'Jay Stambh' in Koregaon Bhima village

Jan 01, 2020

Koregaon Bhima (Pune), Jan 01 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar paid tribute to 'Jay Stambh' (victory pillar) on 202nd anniversary of Bhima Koregaon Battle in Pune on January 01. Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi president Prakash Ambedkar also reached Koregaon Bhima village. He said that security system is better this time. Violence broke out during the bicentenary celebrations of the Bhima Koregaon battle on January 1, 2018 in which one person was killed and several others were injured. In 1818, Bhima Koregaon Battle was fought between the British East India Company and the Peshwa faction of the Maratha Confederacy. Lakhs of people congregate every year to offer tributes.