Gandhi Jayanti 2018: Here's the reason why from the past 18 years, ‘Bapu’ is looking without his round spectacles

Today, the country is celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of the ‘father of nation’ Mahatma Gandhi. Everyone knows that Gandhi was known for his belief in non-violence and also for his simplicity.

Even his attire was so simple that he used to wear a dhoti, round spectacles and his lathi through which he used to walk. Whenever we heard the name of ‘Bapu’ then his image is also created in our mind with the same thing that we have told above.

Can you imagine, Gandhi without his spectacles? Well, it would be difficult but there is a place where our ‘Bapu’ is watching everything without his glasses.

Yes, Gandhi’s most iconic symbols associated with him i.e. round spectacles have been missing from his statue at ‘Gyarah Murti’ in Chanakyapuri. However, 18 years have been passed that he is looking without his eyewear, said reports.

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Know where are his spectacles?

It was the matter of the year 1999 and in the month of December, a gardener managing the lawn where the statue is, then, his eyes noticed the ‘murti’ of Mahatma Gandhi, the famous sculpture looked different. He watched the statue and found that his spectacles were missing.

Later, the matter was reported to the Chanakyapuri Police station by the maintenance agency of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) but Police didn’t report the matter as First Information Report (FIR) rather they maintain it as a diary entry.

Now, 18 years have been passed to this issue but Delhi Police unnoticed the matter and no action has been taken till now.

As per the police, they were tried to catch the thieves but they were unable to trace the people. However, the police picket was permanently set up at the junction to stop such activities in the future.

While NDMC officials said that they have attempted four times to replace the original glasses but every time Gandhi spectacles were stolen.

Likewise, every year, it seems like that this year also Gandhi statue would not get his eyewear.

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