"The pains taken by Jyotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule to educate their society can become a source of inspiration for today's generation. Trusting the thoughts of Jyotirao can definitely take our country forward," Mungantiwar said.
"We will build a befitting memorial for Savitribai in the varsity campus," Mungantiwar said.
He was speaking at a function organised to commemorate one year since Pune University was renamed as Savitribai Phule Pune University.
"During the winter session of 2014 of the state Legislature in Nagpur, descendants of Jyotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule were sitting on a hunger strike to press the government to agree to their demands.
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"I had met them then and listened to what they had to say. It pained me to see that the descendants of a reformer were living in a bad state," the minister said.
Savitribai and Jyotirao had founded the first women's school at Bhide Wada in Pune in 1848.
"I tried hard to ensure that Jyotirao's descendants got government jobs. It is hard to describe the satisfaction I got as a legislator after doing all these works," Mungantiwar added.