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West Bengal renames itself as ‘Bangla’
News:
- The West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution to change the name of the State.
Important facts:
2. The proposal will change the name of the Sate as ‘Bangla’ in three languages- Bengali, English and Hindi.
3. In 2016, the Assembly passed a resolution to change the name to ‘Bengal’ in Bengali and ‘Bangla’ in Hindi.
4. However, the central government turned it down in 2017, objecting to having three names in three languages.
5. For amending the name of the State, an amendment to the Schedule 1 of the Constitution will be introduced in Parliament, which has to approve it with a simple majority, before the President’s assent.
