Prime Minister rechristens Kolkata Port Trust after Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee
Police personnel attempt to stop activists during a rally to protest Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, in Kolkata, on Sunday. PIC/PTI
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday rechristened Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) after Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee, drawing criticism from the Opposition camp, which said he was more of a "name-changer" than a "game-changer". Modi, while addressing the 150th anniversary programme of KoPT, invoked Mookerjee and BR Ambedkar. "I announce that the Kolkata Port Trust will now be known as Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port. He was the father of industrialisation in India, a man who made sacrifices for one nation and one Constitution," Modi said, while addressing the ceremony at Netaji Indoor Stadium.
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