Dehradun, 13 Dec 2004
Senior Congress leader and Union Minister Oscar Fernandes today assured Congress workers that the Central Goverment would consider bringing a bill in parliament to change the name of Uttaranchal to Uttarakhand The assurance came during Fernandes’ meeting with the Congress workers here in the backdrop of the growing demand from the party’s state unit to change the name of Uttaranchal keeping in mind the public sentiments.
“The Central Government would consider the demands of Uttaranchal Congress sympathically,” the Union Programme and Implementation Minister said.
Fernandes, who was on a day’s visit to Dehra Dun, also assured the Congress workers that the Centre would consider their demand for a comprehensive economic package for the state.
Congress spokesman Surendra Kumar welcomed Fernandes’ promise and expressed the hope that the Centre would soon accept the demands of the state unit. PTI
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