Rajasthan: ‘Miyan ka Bada’ railway station renamed as ‘Mahesh Nagar halt’ in Barmer

Barmer: A railway station in Rajasthan bearing an Urdu name was changed into a Hindi name in Rajasthan’s Barmer district on Sunday. The name-changing ceremony was attended by several BJP leaders, including two union ministers.

According to a media report, The inauguration ceremony was attended by several BJP leaders, including Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary.

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told the media that villagers had been demanding this for a long time. “Today ‘Miyan ka Bada’ railway station is officially rechristened as Mahesh Nagar railway station,” he announced.

“It is a long process. Both Central government and state government gives their nod and then the name of the railway station changes,” Shekhawat added.

Earlier in 2018, the name of the village was changed from Miyan ka Bada to Mahesh Nagar but the name of the railway station was not changed.

(Smit Soni)