SILCHAR, June 7: Sammilito Samskritik Mancha, a platform of various cultural organizations of Silchar town, today expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for instructing the Railway Ministry to rechristen the Silchar Railway Station as ‘Bhasa Sahid Station’.
Addressing a press meet at the historic Silchar Railway Station, the representatives of the Mancha said that it was an overall success for the people of Barak Valley and the ultimate recognition to the language martyrs who sacrificed their lives for their language on May 19, 1961. They said, 1,44,000 people put their signature on the memorandum demanding the rechristening of the station.
Former Union Minister Sontosh Mohan Dev, on June 4, personally took up the matter with the PMO, and the process would be completed during the ensuing Railway budget. Accordingly, the PMO, on the following day, ordered the Railway Ministry to fulfil the formalities in the budget.
A team of Mancha would meet Mamta Banerjee to personally visit the Silchar Station and formally inaugurate the new name-plate.
They would also take up the issue of jinxed broad-gauge project and would invite intervention of Banerjee for speedy completion of the project. The press meet was attended by Dr Rajib Kar, Bhanu Shome and Nikhil Paul, among others. THE SENTINEL
Addressing a press meet at the historic Silchar Railway Station, the representatives of the Mancha said that it was an overall success for the people of Barak Valley and the ultimate recognition to the language martyrs who sacrificed their lives for their language on May 19, 1961. They said, 1,44,000 people put their signature on the memorandum demanding the rechristening of the station.
Former Union Minister Sontosh Mohan Dev, on June 4, personally took up the matter with the PMO, and the process would be completed during the ensuing Railway budget. Accordingly, the PMO, on the following day, ordered the Railway Ministry to fulfil the formalities in the budget.
A team of Mancha would meet Mamta Banerjee to personally visit the Silchar Station and formally inaugurate the new name-plate.
They would also take up the issue of jinxed broad-gauge project and would invite intervention of Banerjee for speedy completion of the project. The press meet was attended by Dr Rajib Kar, Bhanu Shome and Nikhil Paul, among others. THE SENTINEL
1 comment:
It seems that the issue of Bhasa Swahid Station has massage beyond mare renaming. I'm just observing the significance of the naming, unable to understand till now. But, now if the Sammilito Samskritik Mancha and it's sister organization now took up the cause of broad-gauge project then it would be more real step. The project has cultural significance as well it will help the cause of unity among the people of two valley.
Sushanta Kar
Post a Comment