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GUWAHATI: Manipur CM N.Biren Singh has recently proposed that districts in the state of Manipur should be named after fruits and spices. “BJP Government in Manipur is thinking of changing the names of districts after their respective fruits grown in the districts in the state. The BJP Government policies of re-writing history in this manner is to essentially belittle the history behind naming all the districts of Manipur,” tweeted Congress spokesperson Ningombam Bupenda Meitei. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also announced that the Rohtang tunnel, which connects Himachal Pradesh with Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, and Manali with Leh, will now be known as the 'Atal Tunnel'. Also Read: Anti-CAA protests welcome PM Narendra Modi in KolkataAlso Watch: Protesters, who walked all the way from Tinsukia-Guwahati to protest against CAA 2019, Detained!.