Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled statue of former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri at Varanasi airport on Saturday. The former prime minister's sons, Anil Shastri and Sunil Shastri, were also present on the occasion. The prime minister was accompanied by BJP working president JP Nadda, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath and union skill development minister Mahendra Nath Pandey. Earlier, the prime minister reached his parliamentary constituency to participate in various programmes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi would also address a gathering later in the day.