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West Bengal BJP Says State Will Be Renamed Paschim Banga
West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya says the state will be called Paschim Banga.
He says the state government plans to introduce a bill about the change.
Bhattacharya said the new name would connect the state with its history.
He also said other names, such as Bangla and Banga, would no longer be used.
The articles describe this as a planned change, not a completed one.
Bhattacharya also spoke about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He praised Modi’s speech marking 25 years as head of government.
He said the speech mentioned Swami Vivekananda and Rishi Aurobindo.
West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said the state will be named Paschim Banga.
Bhattacharya said a bill to formalize the name change would be introduced in the first session of the state government.
He said the name was intended to connect the state’s identity with its history.
Bhattacharya said names including Paschim Bangla, Bangla and Banga would no longer be used.
He also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address marking 25 years as head of government.
- Who
- West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya.
- What
- He said the state will be renamed Paschim Banga and that a bill would be introduced.
- Where
- West Bengal, India.
- When
- He made the remarks on Wednesday and had discussed the plan on Monday; he said the bill would come in the government’s first session.
- Why
- Bhattacharya said the name would link the state’s identity with its history.
Key facts
- Proposed name
- Paschim Banga
- Current name
- West Bengal
- Speaker
- Samik Bhattacharya, West Bengal BJP president
- Next step stated
- A bill is to be introduced in the government’s first session
- Names Bhattacharya said would be discontinued
- Paschim Bangla, Bangla and Banga
- Other topic discussed
- Narendra Modi’s address marking 25 years as head of government
Quotes
Samik Bhattacharya
West Bengal BJP president
“Very soon, in the very first session itself, our government is introducing a bill so that the name of this state remains intrinsically linked with the history of this state, and that remains its identity. That is why the state is going to be named 'Paschim Banga'.”
m.rediff.com
“How many times must I say, brother? The name will be 'Paschim Banga'.”
m.rediff.com
Sources
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