A painting of Narendra Modi at a railway station holding a bag was picked up for Rs 5 lakh during the two-day physical auction of the gifts received by the prime minister since he took the charge of office.
A painting, with a reserve price of Rs 50,000 was painted by Nagpur-based artist Bijay Biswaal, and it received the highest bids at the auction.
Around 270 of the the 1,900 items were sold during the last day of the physical auction. The e-auction of the remaining gifts will continue till January 31 on the portal www.pmmementos.gov.in
After the e-auction ends, the total amount raised will be used for ‘Namami Gange’, a Central government project to clean the Ganga river.
Biswaal, a self-taught artist, said that he is on top of the as his painting received the highest bid.
“I made the painting as the return gift to the prime minister after he praised me for over a minute in his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat‘, especially for the painting I made on Railways,’ Biswaal said.
Biswal also said that he is a great fan of Modi and would like to meet him again. He has also made a few more paintings of the Prime Minister.
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