The Trinamool Congress has demanded renaming of West Bengal as 'Bangla'. 

The ruling party of West Bengal said that this carries the signature of the state's history and culture. Rajya Sabha, party MP Ritabrata Banerjee raised this demand on floor of the Rajya Sabha during a Zero Hour. 

He said the West Bengal Assembly had in July 2018 unanimously passed a resolution for renaming the state but the Centre has not yet agreed to it. 

The Trinamool RS MP said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had written to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the "re-christening will be in consonance with the history, culture, and identity of our state and will reflect the aspirations of our people".

 

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