<span style="color: #222222;">On the occasion of Gudhi Padva, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray performed Bhumi Pujan of two important buildings in Mumbai today. Mr Thackeray performed Bhumi Pujan of the building of GST Bhavan at Vadala via video conferencing. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, PWD Minister Eknath Shinde and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.<br />''<br />''Chief Minister lauded Ajit Pawar for his efforts for the establishment of the GST Bhavan and said that credit should be given to him for this Bhavan. Mr Thackeray performed Bhumi Pujan of Marathi Bhasha Bhavan at Marine Lines in Mumbai today. He said that it is the biggest occasion in his life to perform Bhumi Pujan of Marathi Bhasha Bhavan.<br />''<br />''He said, there is lot of strength in Marathi language and preference should be given to the regional language for the official work. But, at the same time, one should avoid the use of difficult words and not to make it too difficult to understand for the common people. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Marathi Language Minister Subhash Desai, Mumbai's Guardian Minister Aslam Sheikh and BJP MLA Ashish Shelar were present on the occasion.</span><br />