B R Khedekar (86), a noted sculptor who has sculpted over 400 statues, raised the issue of lack of mention of the sculptor’s name on the plaque placed beneath a statue sculpted by the artist. Khedkar has sculpted over 100 statutes that have been installed in the city and Pimpri-Chinchwad.

Khedkar would be sending a memorandum to Mayor Vaishali Bankar on his 87 birthday, on August 12, seeking explanation for the omission of artists’ names on the plaques placed beneath statues sculpted by them.