Now, Shiv Sena wants to rename 5 Mumbai railway stations that have colonial names


Mumbai, Mar 16 (Midday News): The Shiv Sena on Wednesday demanded renaming of Mumbai's five railway stations having a colonial imprint. Shiv Sena member Arvind Sawant said in the Lok Sabha that the Mumbai Central station should be rechristened after Jagannath Shankar Seth for his contribution to the city and the growth of railways in its pioneering years.

Seth is known for his contribution towards the Victoria Terminus station now known as the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. Apart from Mumbai Central, Sawant also demanded that Charni Road station be renamed as Girgaum, Elphinstone Road as Prabhadevi, Curry Road as Lalbaug and Sandhurst Road as Dongri.

"Most of these railway stations have colonial names. Curry Road is in Lalbaug, Sandhurst Road is in Dongri, Charni Road is in Girgaum. The addresses and pin codes are identified with Lalbaug, Dongri and Girgaum and not with the names of any of these stations," Sawant said.

Last year, a new station was created on Mumbai's suburban rail tracks and named as 'Ram Mandir'.

During the earlier Shiv Sena-BJP regime between 1995 and 1999, Victoria Terminus was rechristined as the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.

  

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  • JJ, Mangalore

    Sat, Mar 18 2017

    These Politicians know only that much. Name Slinging and Name Changing. Incredible India... I guess they think it is an achievement like sending a rocket to the Moon. Buffoons!!! Until today many still use the term BOMBAY....

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  • Antony Fernandes, Mangaluru/USA

    Thu, Mar 16 2017

    Some brainy people think of doing something NEW and name it. Brainless people they can not think anything NEW hence whatever is there change its name. May be some mental satisfaction for them. British's did lot of NEW things for you and named it. They didn't renamed whatever you constructed!

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  • Dr Mohan Prabhu, LL.D, QC, Mangalore (Kankanady)/Ottawa, Canada

    Thu, Mar 16 2017

    No comment except to say that a misspelling of Dongri can easily become Dongi.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Mar 16 2017

    I don't like 'Chinchpokli' ...

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  • Francis Lobo, mangalore

    Thu, Mar 16 2017

    Why call rechristian .This does not suit - change to reindian or rename

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  • Rajesh, dubai

    Thu, Mar 16 2017

    Good ...... Within short time will not find Mahatma Ghandi , Vallabha bai road etc.. in India... and we will find..... Narender Modi Road, Lalu Prasad Road, Reddy Road, Rahul Ghandhi road. New Generation, New Names...... Who want old Identity?????

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