PATNA, Jan. 5 -- Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday unveiled a life-size statue of former deputy chief minister and Padma Bhushan awardee late Sushil Kumar Modi on the occasion of his birth anniversary and paid tributes by laying flowers at the Sushil Modi Memorial Park in Rajendra Nagar.

The CM also attended the birth anniversary programme at SK Memorial Hall organised by the Sushil Kumar Modi Memorial Research Institute.

Speaking on the occasion, BJP state president Sanjay Sarawagi thanked the chief minister and members of his Cabinet for installing the statue at Rajendra Nagar Park. He said Sushil Modi began his public life as an RSS volunteer and worked for many years in student politics.

"He played a key role in strengthening t...