Sharad Pawar, Sushilkumar Shinde, Prithviraj Chavan to share dais at Nagpur event

NAGPUR: Three Union Ministers and Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan would share dais at a function here on October 13.

The Ministers - Sushilkumar Shinde (Home), Sharad Pawar (Agriculture) and Praful Patel (Heavy Industries) - and Chavan would attend the function organised on the occasion of 57th anniversary of Dhammachakra Pravartan Din (day when B R Ambedkar converted to Buddhism with his followers), which coincides with Dussehra festival, organisers said here today.

Former Kerala Governor R S Gavai will preside over the annual event at Deekshabhoomi here.

Former BJP President Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra Ministers Shivajirao Moghe, Nitin Raut, Anil Deshmukh, Rajendra Mulak, Nagpur Mayor Anil Sole, MPs Vilas Muttemwar, Mukul Wasnik, Datta Meghe and local MLA Davenndra Phadanvis will also be present on the occasion, Sadanand Fulzele, Secretary, Ambedkar Memorial Committee, told a press meet.

Meanwhile, preparations are going on in full swing for the mega event.