Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday unveiled a statue of communist leader and former MP Kamla Mishra Madhukar at Madan Sirsiya village in East Champaran district.
Kumar also inaugurated a memorial building named after Madhukar in the village, an official release said.
The chief minister planted a tree in the memorial building premises and also paid floral tributes at the portrait of Madhukar at a function held at Janata Janki high school in the village, the release said.
Madhukar, a four-time Lok Sabha member, was elected to the Lower House of Parliament on a CPI ticket from erstwhile Kesariya and later from Motihari constituency.
Earlier, Madhukar's daughter Shalini Mishra welcomed Kumar by presenting him with an "angvastra and a memento" on the occasion, it said.
Kumar also paid a courtesy call to Madhukar's residence in the village and met his (Madhukar's) wife Dr Kamna Mishra and other family members.
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