New Delhi: Housing and City Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar introduced on Friday that the chowk outdoors 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 150th delivery anniversary of the tribal independence activist.
“I’m asserting immediately that the large chowk outdoors the ISBT bus stand right here can be identified after Bhagwan Birsa Munda. Seeing this statue and the title of that chowk, not solely the residents of Delhi but additionally the folks visiting the Worldwide Bus stand will certainly be impressed 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 immediately, Union Residence 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 150th delivery anniversary.
Khattar added that ‘such an inspiring determine’ ought 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 Residence Minister Amit Shah has performed the honors. The key 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 rise up, “Ulgulan” (The Rebel), which grew to become a logo of resistance. Birsa was a member of the Munda tribe from the Chotanagpur Plateau.
