MUMBAI: BJP leader and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (Mumbai) president Mohit Kamboj have changed his surname to "Bharatiya". Announcing this on Thursday. Bharatiya said he did it as part of his movement to build a caste-must (casteless) India.
Adopting the new name, which he has got mentioned in the Gazette of INDIA and Changed in important documents like Aadhaar, PAN and driving license, Bharatiya (35), pledged to crusade against the "curses of casteism, communalism, and regionalism" through his NGO. "I have seen discrimination from close quarters in the name of caste, community, and region. I am inspired by the PM's Ek Bharat, sareshth Bharat slogan and want to create a casteless society," said Bharatiya who fought the 2014 assembly polls on a BJP ticket from Dindhoshi seat and came third.
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Adopting the new name, which he has got mentioned in the Gazette of INDIA and Changed in important documents like Aadhaar, PAN and driving license, Bharatiya (35), pledged to crusade against the "curses of casteism, communalism, and regionalism" through his NGO. "I have seen discrimination from close quarters in the name of caste, community, and region. I am inspired by the PM's Ek Bharat, sareshth Bharat slogan and want to create a casteless society," said Bharatiya who fought the 2014 assembly polls on a BJP ticket from Dindhoshi seat and came third.
Credit:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/bjps-city-youth-wing-president-changes-surname-to-bharatiya/articleshow/67580809.cms
