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West Bengal To Bangla; Centre Says 'No' To State Assembly's Proposal

West Bengal state assembly, in 2016, had passed a unanimous resolution changing the name to Bangla

West Bengal To Bangla; Centre Says 'No' To State Assembly's Proposal
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The Central Government on Wednesday refused Mamata Banerjee's longtime demand to change West Bengal's name to Bangla.

On July 26, 2018, the state assembly had passed a unanimous resolution to change the name to 'Bangla' from West Bengal.

The Trinamool Congress chief wanted the name change as she felt that the state was losing opportunities as it always stood at the bottom of the rank alphabetically during parliamentary discussions.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트

But a name change requires Centre's approval, which has refused to come.

Nityanand Rai, MoS (Home), in the Rajya Sabha, denied that the Centre had cleared the name바카라 웹사이트 Bangla for West Bengal. He said that the change in name of the state required a constitutional amendment.

The reply by Rai, came after a question was asked by Rajya Sabha MP Ritabrata Banerjee in the Upper House of Parliament.

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