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UP govt notification: Mughal Sarai Jn. renamed as Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya Junction

By Chennabasaveshwar

| Published: Tuesday, June 5, 2018, 9:41 [IST]

Uttar Pradesh government released notification stating that Mughal Sarai Junction has been renamed Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Junction.

UP govt notification: Mughal Sarai Jn. renamed as Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya Junction — Mughal Sarai Junction

Mughalsarai is one of the oldest and biggest railway junctions in the state. The renaming of the iconic railway station was proposed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in August, and was approved by the Centre.

Uttar Pradesh government released notification stating that Mughal Sarai Junction has been renamed Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Junction. pic.twitter.com/SCr9Ide7o8
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) June 5, 2018

In October 2017, the proposal to rename the Mughalsarai railway junction, the fourth busiest station in the country, was moved by the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh

Jan Sangh leader Deen Dayal Upadhyaya was found dead in mysterious circumstances near Mughalsarai station on February 11, 1968.