Rajiv Gandhi's name removed from Orang National Park

GUWAHATI: Continuing the name game, the BJP-led government in Assam has removed the name of Rajiv Gandhi from Orang National Park.

The entrance gate now reads as Orang Tiger Reserve.

Assam Forest & Environment Minister, Parimal Suklabaidya inaugurated the entrance gate of the park on Sunday that reads Orang Tiger Reserve Forest.

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Established in 1985 as a wildlife sanctuary the park was renamed as Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary in 1992. There were a lot of protests during its renaming and the name was put on hold. It was finally declared a national park in 1999 and later came to be known as Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park.