Tuesday, August 23, 2011
West Bengal State was Renamed Paschim Banga
The West Bengal government and the opposition parties on 19 August 2011 unanimously decided to rename the state Paschim Banga. A committee proposed the shortlisted new names for West Bengal at an all-party meeting. The committee comprised of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee and opposition leader Surjya Kanta Mishra. The name of West Bengal would be Paschim Banga, both in English and Bengali.
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