New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Maharashtra on June 14. The Prime Minister will inaugurate Jagatguru Sreesanth Tukaram Maharaj Temple in Dehu, Pune at around 1:45 pm. The Prime Minister will inaugurate the Jal Bhushan Bhawan and the Gallery of Revolutionaries at the Raj Bhavan in Mumbai at around 4:15 pm. After this, at around 6 pm, the Prime Minister will participate in the Bicentenary Festival of Mumbai Samachar at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai.

The Prime Minister will inaugurate the Jagatguru Sreesanth Tukaram Maharaj Temple in Dehu, Pune. Sant Tukaram was a Varkari saint and poet, known for his community-oriented worship through abhanga devotional poetry and spiritual songs known as kirtan. They lived in Dehu. A rock temple was built after his demise, but it was not formally structured like a temple. It is made of stone masonry with 36 peaks and also houses a statue of Saint Tukaram.

The Prime Minister will inaugurate the Jal Bhushan Bhawan and the Gallery of Revolutionaries at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. Jal Bhushan has been the official residence of the Governor of Maharashtra since 1885. Upon completion of the life of the building, it was demolished and a new building was approved in its place. The foundation stone of the new building was laid by the President in August 2019. All the distinctive features of the old building have been preserved in the newly constructed building.

In 2016, Vidyasagar Rao, the then Governor of Maharashtra, found a bunker in the Raj Bhavan. It was earlier used by the British as secret storage of arms and ammunition. The bunker was renovated in 2019. The gallery has been developed as a one of its kind museum in the bunker to commemorate the contribution of the freedom fighters and revolutionaries of Maharashtra. It pays tribute to the contributions of Vasudev Balwant Phadke, Chapekar brothers, Savarkar brothers, Madam Bhikaji Cama, VB Goget, and Naval Mutiny, and 1946 among others.

The Prime Minister will participate in the Bicentenary Festival of Mumbai Samachar at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai. The printing of Mumbai Samachar as a weekly was started by Fardunji Marjabanji on July 1, 1822. It later became a daily in 1832. This newspaper has been published continuously for 200 years. To celebrate this unique achievement, a postage stamp will also be released on the occasion.