Congress too wants Dadar station renamed
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times
Mumbai, July 07, 2011
In a bid to woo Dalit voters before the civic polls next year,
political parties are shouting over each other with their demands to
rename key landmarks of the city. A month ago, the Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP) demanded that Dadar railway station be renamed as
Chaityabhoomi, after
the memorial of Babasaheb Ambedkar by the same name. Not to be
outdone, the Congress party now has demanded that the station be
renamed after the Dalit leader himself.
On Wednesday, city Congress president Kripashankar Singh said it would
be fitting tribute to the Dalit icon if Dadar station were to be named
after him. "Chaityabhoomi, the memorial as well as the Raj Gruha, the
residence of Babasaheb Ambedkar are in Dadar," said Singh.
He said that he had written to both, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and
Mukul Roy, minister of state for railways with his demand.
On Monday, RPI leader Ramdas Athavale demanded that Mumbai Central
station should be renamed after Ambedkar. This is likely to conflict
with the ambitions of the Shiv Sena, who wants to rename the station
after philanthropist Jagannath Shankarsheth, who played a significant
role in development of Mumbai during the British era.
On Wednesday, however, the Sena once again hopped on to the renaming
bandwagon. Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut said, "Both, Maratha
king Shivaji Maharaj and Babasaheb Ambedkar are iconic personalities.
So, after Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Churchgate, which is a major
railway station, should be renamed after Ambedkar. This would be the
real Shiv Shakti-Bhim Shakti alliance."
"In the event that Churchgate cannot be rechristened, the Bandra-Worli
Sea Link should be named after Dr Ambedkar," Raut added. He also said
that the Sena is firm on its earlier demand that Mumbai Central should
be named after Shankarsheth.
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has condemned parties making such
demands. "These are frivolous issues and will only increase tensions
in society," said MNS legislator Nitin Sardesai. "Political parties
should adopt constructive programmes instead of indulging in such
unwanted campaigns," he added.
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