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PM Modi Renames Kolkata Port Trust After Syama Prasad Mukherjee

Modi during his address said that this port represents industrial, spiritual and self-sufficiency aspirations of India.

Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that Kolkata Port Trust will be renamed as Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port. Addressing the gathering at the inauguration of 150th-anniversary celebrations of Kolkata Port Trust, he said, "I announce the renaming of the Kolkata Port Trust to Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port. He is a living legend who was a leader for development and fought on the forefront for the idea of One Nation, One Constitution." Modi during his address said that this port represents industrial, spiritual and self-sufficiency aspirations of India. "Today, when the port is celebrating its 150th anniversary, it is our responsibility to make it a powerful symbol of New India," he added. Also Watch | PM Modi in WB: CAA will not deprive anyone of citizenship The Prime Minister said that the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder had set the stone for industrialization in India. "Chittaranjan Locomotive Factory, Hindustan Aircraft Factory, Damodar Valley Corporation and several others saw active participation from him," he said. The Prime Minister also felicitated the two oldest pensioners of the Kolkata Port Trust, Nagina Bhagat and Naresh Chandra Chakraborty.
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