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Where did Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi unveiled the statue of former Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri?
A
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
B
Mumbai, Maharashtra
C
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
D
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A statue of former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri was unveiled on his 117th birth anniversary near the city centre jointly by Dhanbad MP PN Singh and MLA Raj Sinha. The life-size statue has been made by local sculptor Dulal Pal. Both the MLA and MP honoured the sculptor too on this occasion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lal Bahadur Shastri, (born October 2, 1904, Mughalsarai, India-died January 11, 1966, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, U.S.S.R.) , Indian statesman, prime minister of India (1964–66) after Jawaharlal Nehru.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nanda was the Interim Prime Minister of India twice for thirteen days each: the first time after the death of first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964, and the second time after the death of second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vijay Ghat is the memorial of India’s second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.

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