Guwahati: The Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced that the state cabinet had decided to rename Karimganj district to Shreebhumi.
He stated that the decision to rename the district was taken after a thorough discussion at the cabinet meeting held at the Janata Bhawan (Assam Secretariat) in Guwahati, Assam.
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He stated that the Government is planning to rename certain locations and districts in Assam which has no historical reference.
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He claimed that there were many places in Assam which were not named according to historic significance and hence, the BJP government is now moving on to rename them.
He stated that the renaming process would take place in a phased manner.