She arrived by helicopter to a welcome from 40,000 members of her Bahujan Samaj Party and a vast security detail of more than 2,500 policeman, to officially open the 33 hectare park and its 15 statues of Dalit icons, including B.R Ambedkar, Kanshi Ram, her late lover and the founder of her BSP party, and two statues of herself. The centrepiece is a domed structure with 300 feet high columns crowned with carved elephants, watching over the statues of all three Dalit icons. Outside, there are 24 statues of elephants – the symbol of her party – each 18 feet high.