Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced that the state government would build a Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial in Agra where he was kept prisoner. CM Fadnavis was addressing a programme in Agra marking the 395th birth anniversary of the Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) stated, reported news agency ANI.

He said he would speak to his Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in this connection and the state government would acquire land for setting up a memorial in the place called Meena Bazaar. "A grand monument will be erected in Agra Kothi (which is known as Meena Bazaar today), where Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was kept prisoner. The Maharashtra government will acquire the land. There will be a magnificent monument of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. I will speak to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath myself...," CM Fadnavis said, reported ANI.