Hindu Samhati demands to rename Sealdah Railway Station as "Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Terminus"

Image: President Sri Shantanu Singha addressing the meeting

 

On the 6th of July, Hindu Samhati organised a street-corner meeting in front of the Sealdah Railway Station demanding to rename the station as "Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Terminus". Workers of the 'Hindu Samhati' also distributed thousands of leaflet to the daily passengers. 

Hindu Samhati's top leadership including President Sri Shantanu Singha, Vice President Sri Sujit Maity, Secretary Sri Sundar Gopal Das, Rajat roy and Vice President Sri Brojendranath Roy were present.

Hindu Samhati leadership in their speech emphasised the necessity to give the due honour to the late leader, who created West Bengal- the Hindu homeland for the Hindu Bengalis.

 

Image: Vice President Sri Brojendranath Roy addressing the Meeting 

Notably, during the partition, crores of Hindus of erstwhile East Pakistan(present day Bangladesh) became refugees. They came to India, distressed, leaving everything behind. Then, Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee fought for their rights. He arranged refugees camp near Sealdah Station. As numerous numbers of Hindu refugees came to India, particularly West Bengal through trains. 

Image: Vice President Sri Sujit Maity addressing the meeting 

But, Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee's fight for the Hindu refugees had been never recognised. Left front leaders mocked him, criticised him and labelled him as a 'communal leader.' But, Hindu Samhati's founding president Sri Tapan Kumar Ghosh first raised the issue and reminded Hindus of West Bengal that they are now living freely only because of Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee. He said, "If he not divided Pakistan and created West Bengal, then Hindu Bengalis have faced atrocities, which cureenly Hindu minorities are facing."