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Added on : 2020-01-12 17:08:00

PM Narendra Modi on Sunday celebrated the 150th anniversary of the historic Kolkata Port Trust and renamed the port after Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. "I announce the renaming of the Kolkata Port Trust to Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port. He is a living legend who was a leader for development and fought on the forefront for the idea of One Nation, One Constitution," the Prime Minister announced. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee had founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1951 which later went on to become today's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

PM Narendra Modi on Sunday celebrated the 150th anniversary of the historic Kolkata Port Trust and renamed the port after Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. "I announce the renaming of the Kolkata Port Trust to Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port. He is a living legend who was a leader for development and fought on the forefront for the idea of One Nation, One Constitution," the Prime Minister announced. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee had founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1951 which later went on to become today's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Editor & Publisher : Dr Dhimant Purohit

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