(a) whether the Government has received any proposal for renaming of Silchar Railway Station as Bhasha Shaheed Station;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which a final decision is likely to be taken in this regard?
(a) whether the Government has received any proposal for renaming of Silchar Railway Station as Bhasha Shaheed Station;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which a final decision is likely to be taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY MAKEN)
(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The proposal for renaming of Silchar Railway
Station as Bhasha Shaheed Station as a tribute to the martyrs who laid down
their lives for the sake of their mother tongue Bengali, was received from
Shri Basudeb Acharia, Member of Parliament and Shri Kabindra Purkayastha,
Member of Parliament.
(c): The proposal was examined and found not in conformity with the
instructions issued by this Ministry regarding change of name of villages,
towns, etc. The decision rejecting the proposal has been conveyed to the State
Government of Assam on 27-11-2009.