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JNU Renaming Management School To Honor Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
JNU As A Tribute Will Rename Its New Management School After Former PM Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Details, Highlights
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on 24th August 2018 proclaimed that the School of Management and Entrepreneurship will be renamed to ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship’, as a tribute to the late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee was passed away on 16th August 2018. He served as the Member of Parliament for Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of the Parliament for over four decades. He was elected to the Lok Sabha for ten times and was twice elected to the Rajya Sabha.
Chhattisgarh State CM Raman Singh declared to name the upcoming capital of the state Naya Raipur as Atal Nagar and CM Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has also decided to name the proposed Bundelkhand Expressway as ‘Atal Path’.
Several states including Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh have also urged Narendra Modi-led Centre to rename landmarks after Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The AIIMS Rishikesh auditorium, a ghat on Sabarmati River in Gujarat and the cyber tower in Mauritius will also be named after him.
Andhra Pradesh decided to name AIIMS Mangalagiri after the former PM Atal Bihari while Himachal Pradesh also wants to rename the Rohtang Tunnel after him. Habibganj railway station in Madhya Pradesh will be also renamed after him.
Assam BJP legislator from Dibrugarh constituency, Prasanta Phukan has appealed to the Centre to name the yet-to-be-inaugurated Bogibeel bridge after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
