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The beautification project started in 2005 and among other works, the base and the pillar of the Ashok stambh were built. However, there had been no progress for years since 2008. On December 6 last year, mid-day reported about the stalled work and Shewale took cognisance of the report and pursued the matter.

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“The emblem is our national symbol and it was painful to see it incomplete. I am happy to see it is getting inaugurated soon,” he said. Nutan Sanjkar, an activist who went on a hunger strike in 2012 demanding the completion of the pillar, said, “I am happy that the stambh has finally been completed and will shine in front of Ambedkar garden, day before his birth anniversary. My little efforts to attract the attention of local representatives were successful.”