Mangaluru: MCC to name circuit house to Bejai church road after George Fernandes


Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Dec 7: The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) is all set to name the road leading from circuit house to Bejai church after former defence minister George Fernandes who died in 2019. BJP corporator Sudheer Shetty had put forward the proposal to name the road after Fernandes, who was born at Bejai.

The proposal is currently pending before the standing committee and once the proposal is ratified by the standing committee, MCC will invite objections and suggestions from the public.

Fernandes, born in 1930 to John Joseph Fernandes and Alice Martha Fernandes from Bejai, was elected to the Lok Sabha nine times. A native of Mangaluru, George Fernandes rose to fame as an anti-Emergency crusader and civil rights activists and served as a Union Minister in the Janata Party government headed by Morarji Desai that came to power in 1977 to 1980. Fernandes later joined the Janata Dal. He served as Railways Minister in the V P Singh government from 1989 to 1990. He was instrumental in setting up the Konkan Railway project, connecting Mangalore and Bombay. In 1994, Fernandes formed the Samata Party, which later allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was appointed convenor of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and served as the Defence Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government for two terms, between 1998 and 2004.

It is gathered, Sudheer Shetty also had suggested to name the approaching road to Mangaluru Junction Railway station after Fernandes, the proposal of which is pending with the standing committee on town and reforms.

 

 

  

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  • Ben D'Souza Prabhu, Mangalore, Bombay Bandra now in Canada

    Wed, Dec 07 2022

    Exceedingly Very Happy for having worked with our Popular Manglorean Friend my dear Great, Shri George Fernandes ! I would also have liked our " Railway Station " to be named after this fine Gentleman ! Hope it will be so soon !!!

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  • Rajan, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 07 2022

    Maverick politician .. as popularly known George Saab... .. A great son of India .. total dedication to his politics .. Stood for his ideals .. suffered great deal during his life .. Very few can be found today .. When soldiers were denied adequate clothing In the most inhuman cold Conditions at Siachen glacier .. by the IAS .. ministry officials .. Then defence minister George Fernandes sent these bureaucrats to siachen For first hand experience.. immediately on return (from Siachen ) all protective clothing / equipment was sanctioned .. He deserves recognition much more in his home town .. Was unnecessarily framed in a defence sting operation but came clean ...

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Wed, Dec 07 2022

    Great decision by MCC. George is one Mangalorean who made us all proud!

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  • KRPrabhu, Bangalore

    Wed, Dec 07 2022

    Great initiative by MCC...

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  • Alwin, Mangaluru

    Wed, Dec 07 2022

    It took longer time than konkan railways and also halfway

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Wed, Dec 07 2022

    H. Almeida., Bendur/Andheri. In National politics, all such actions are common and all political leaders haveir own agenda. Modiji and his associates are no less. take for instance. all government machinery (IT, ED, CBI, SC, VHP, BD,MP, certain media houses, etc.)

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  • H. Almeida., Bendur/Andheri.

    Wed, Dec 07 2022

    Readers, INC had venomously hated late Shri George Fernandes... Late PM Indira Gandhi, pursued the labour leader from Mumbai, who grew to become a visionary to become Union Railway and Defence minister... tortured and imprisoned him during emergency !!!

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  • Sangram Sangam, KUNDAPUR

    Wed, Dec 07 2022

    Great Leader

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Wed, Dec 07 2022

    There have so many eminent Christian personalities and well known Catholic leaders who have rendered great service to people and to the nation.

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  • Aloo Abubaker, Mukka

    Wed, Dec 07 2022

    But all are big zero infront of Mr. George Fernadez!

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  • H. Almeida., Bendur/Andheri.

    Wed, Dec 07 2022

    Bro !!! Kindly name just one single Christian leader, who has successfully transformed the coastal region of Karnataka ???

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Wed, Dec 07 2022

    Deserving case indeed. Also, install late George Fernandes Bust at the circuit house junction.

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  • Jossey saldanha, Raheja Waterfront

    Wed, Dec 07 2022

    Because of George Fernande's we are Proud Mangaloreans ...

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