Karnataka BJP MP demands renaming of Rajiv Gandhi Nagarhole National Park after field Marshal KM Cariappa

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KEY STORY

  • BJP MP Prathap Simha has written to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai urging him to rename the Rajiv Gandhi Nagarhole National Park after field Marshal KM Cariappa.
  • Simha, the MP from Mysuru, said it is the demand of the public that Rajiv Gandhi Nagarhole National Park is renamed after field Marshal KM Cariappa.
  • The BJP MP’s demand is set to raise the political temperature in the southern state as Congress is already sulking after the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam Cabinet decided to rename Rajiv Gandhi National Park as Orang National Park.
  • Assam government spokesperson and Water Resources Minister Pijush Hazarika justified the decision to rename the Rajiv Gandhi National Park as the decision was taken after considering the demands of the Adivasi and tea tribe community.
  • Reacting to the Assam government’s decision. former Karnataka CM and Congress leader S Siddaramaiah termed it a “foolish” decision to rename the Rajiv Gandhi National Park as Orang National Park.

CONCLUSION

  • Another Congress leader and former law minister Ashwini Kumar said the move to rename the Rajiv Gandhi National Park is yet another case of petty politics. “By changing the name board, you don’t change history. The role played by Rajiv Gandhi in securing the unity and integrity of India by laying down his own life. History can’t be altered,” Kumar said.
  • Located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra in Darrang and Sonitpur districts, it was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1985, and a national park in 1999.
  • Wild animals like Royal Bengal Tiger, Indian Rhinos, Pgmy Hog, and wild elephants can be found in the national park.

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