New Delhi: Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar introduced on Friday that the chowk exterior the ISBT bus stand in Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan will now be named after Bhagwan Birsa Munda. The declaration got here on the event of ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Divas’, that can also be the a hundred and fiftieth start anniversary of the tribal independence activist.
“I am announcing today that the big chowk outside the ISBT bus stand here will be known after Bhagwan Birsa Munda. Seeing this statue and the name of that chowk, not only the citizens of Delhi but also the people visiting the International Bus stand will definitely be inspired by his life,” ANI quoted Manohar Lal Khattar as saying.
The Union Minister introduced that they renamed the chowk to honor freedom fighter Bhagwan Birsa Munda, aiming to encourage guests to study his life and legacy.
Earlier in the present day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, alongside Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Delhi LG VK Saxena, unveiled a statue of Bhagwan Birsa Munda in Delhi, marking his a hundred and fiftieth start anniversary.
Khattar added that ‘such an inspiring figure’ needs to be remembered in Delhi too, “He ought to proceed to be a supply of inspiration, particularly for our youth. A big statue of him has been inaugurated, and our Home Minister Amit Shah has carried out the honors. The main sq. close to ISBT has additionally been renamed in honor of Bhagwan Birsa Munda.”
Birsa Munda, a key determine in India’s tribal freedom motion, impressed the tribal communities of the Chotanagpur area to rise towards British rule. He led the historic armed insurrection, “Ulgulan” (The Rebellion), which turned an emblem of resistance. Birsa was a member of the Munda tribe from the Chotanagpur Plateau.