<P> During the Bihar visit of Mahatma Gandhi at the time of Champaran Satyagraha, Bapu addressed a huge meeting at Patna Lawns . At that meeting for the first time Indians in general were allowed to visit Patna Lawn without any restrictions . Prior to this meeting entry to Patna Lawns was restricted to Europeans and the elite (Loyalist Indians). Since then this lawn has been rechristened as Gandhi Maidan . </P> <P> The world's tallest Gandhi statue was unveiled at the historic Gandhi Maidan . The 70 - feet tall bronze statue was inaugurated by the CM Nitish Kumar on 15 February 2013 . </P> <P> On 27 October 2013, there were six serial bomb blasts at Gandhi Maidan just before the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi reached there to address a huge gathering . Eight people were killed and 66 injured in the serial blasts . </P> <P> On 3 October 2014 a stampede took place in Gandhi Maidan, on the occasion of Dassera festival, in which reportedly 32 people died . </P>

When was personal and renamed as gandhi maidan