Patalpani railway station in Indore to be named after tribal icon Tantya Bhil: Madhya Pradesh CM Chouhan
The Hindu
Notably, Bhopal’s Habibganj railway station was recently named after Rani Kamalapati, a tribal queen.
Continuing the tribal outreach and accusing the Congress of crediting only one family for achieving Independence, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced to name Patalpani railway station in Indore and two other landmarks in that city after tribal icon Tantya Bhil.
Notably, Bhopal’s was .
Accusing the previous governments of ignoring the tribal history, Mr. Chouhan on Monday said that Indore’s Bhanwar Kuan intersection and MR 10 bus stand, being developed at the cost of ₹53 crore, will also be named after Tantya Bhil.
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