Jammu, Sep 7: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Thursday said that Udhampur Railway Station will be named as “Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Railway Station”.
Dr Singh, taking to micro-blogging site X said, “#Janmashtmi Gesture for #Udhampur: Thanks PM @NarendraModi ji. In response to our request, the Government of India has approved the naming of Udhampur Railway Station as “Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Railway Station”.”
A communication to this effect has been sent to the UT Government of #JammuAndKashmir to formally issue the required Gazette notification, he informed.
The Tushar Mahajan Trust however, expressed gratitude stating, “we are highly thankful to PM Modi, Dr Jitendra Singh and local BJP leaders, in approving the Udhampur Railway station in the name of Capt Tushar. It was a long standing demand of Udhampur. Our sincere thanks to Dr Jitendra Singh.”
Captain Tushar Mahajan, a 9 PARA (Special Forces of the Indian Army officer) attained martyrdom after killing a terrorist while protecting the lives of other Army personnel in the terror attack on the JKEDI Building in Pulwama district in February 2016.
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