The News Minute | September 11, 2014 | 11.56 am ISTThe Maharashtra government is all set to buy the house that B R Ambedkar lived in when he studied at the London School of Economics in 1921-22, as it is up for auction.According to a report published by The Indian Express, Water Conservation Minister and Dalit leader Nitin Raut said that the Federation of Ambedkarites and Buddhist Organizations had written to him, informing him of the auction of the building on King Henry’s Road in London at a cost of Rs 40 crore. The Maharashtra government has written to the centre saying: “A rare and timely opportunity has arisen to purchase the former London residence of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar… as the landlord has published an advertisement for sale of the house. It is a historic place where Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar lived in 1921-22.”Although money is not a problem, the state government requires the assistance of the union government as the matter pertains to the ownership of a property in a foreign country. The centre has given its approval for the project and the Maharashtra government has contacted the British authorities.