Mamata Banerjee Criticizes Centre for Not Approving West Bengal Renaming Proposal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticized the Centre for not approving her government's repeated proposals to rename West Bengal as 'Bangla', citing alleged anti-Bengali bias. She contrasted this with the Union Cabinet's recent approval to rename Kerala as 'Keralam', suggesting political alliances influenced the decision. Banerjee highlighted issues like alphabetical disadvantages faced by Bengalis and emphasized cultural identity as reasons for the name change. The Centre has cited procedural complexities and concerns over name similarity with Bangladesh as reasons for delay.