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UP: Mughal Sarai Junction renamed as Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Junction
Uttar Pradesh government released notification stating that Mughal Sarai Junction has been renamed as Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Junction.
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government released notification stating that Mughal Sarai Junction has been renamed as Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Junction.
The move to rename the station is part of an effort initiated by Yogi Adityanath in the memory of Jan Sangh leader Deen Dayal Upadhyaya as he was found dead in mysterious circumstances near Mughalsarai station on February 11, 1968.
नागरिकों की मांग को देखते हुए उत्तर प्रदेश में मुगलसराय जंक्शन का नाम परिवर्तित कर पं. दीन दयाल उपाध्याय जंक्शन किया गया, मुझे खुशी है कि अंत्योदय जैसा महान विचार देने वाले पं .दीन दयाल जी के नाम से अब यह जंक्शन जाना जाएगा। pic.twitter.com/PoHDGQmu5i
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) June 4, 2018
Mughalsarai station, built by British, is one of the oldest and biggest railway junctions in the country. The proposal to rename the railway station was put forward by the BJP government in August last year.