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Bhopal, Nov 13 (PTI) The "most modern" Habibganj railway station in Bhopal has been renamed after Gond queen Rani Kamlapati, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Saturday and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this decision.
Chouhan hailed Rani Kamlapati as the pride of the Gond community and the last Hindu queen of Bhopal, whose kingdom was usurped by Afghan commander Dost Mohammed by deceit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to dedicate this renamed railway station, redeveloped with modern airport-like amenities, on November 15, when he is visiting the MP capital to address a tribal convention to mark "Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas" in remembrance of tribal icon and freedom fighter Birsa Munda.
People of Madhya Pradesh are thankful to the Prime Minister for renaming the Habibganj railway station after Rani Kamlapati, the Gond queen of Bhopal, the CM said in a statement.
He said the PM has enhanced the glory of tribals by renaming the most-modern railway station of the country after the Gond queen.
“Rani Kamlapati is the pride of the Gond community and the last Hindu queen of Bhopal.