The name of the Pahalja station on the Sonepur-Patliputra railway line of the East Central Railway has been changed to Bharpura Pahalja Ghat. This decision was made after a Parliamentary Committee meeting, where the request by locals, who had been advocating for this change for years, was considered. The name change...
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was approved by the Indian government, and the tickets issued from the station will now reflect the new name. This decision has been met with joy and appreciation from locals and representatives of the Bharpura area, including BJP leaders Satendra Singh, Rajeshwar Singh, Ramvinod Singh, Govind Ballabh alias Raman Kumar, advocate Anjan Kumar Singh, Ashok Singh, Rajavallabh Singh, Ranjit Singh, Sanjay Singh, and Vidyanand Singh, who have thanked MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy and the Railway Minister for fulfilling the long-standing demand. This change is a result of months of protests and demonstrations led by former village headman Virendra Verma.