Mumbai, June 30: The Bandra-Worli Sea Link, which was inaugurated by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi here today, will be named as ‘Rajiv Gandhi Setu’.
The proposal for the same was mooted by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar after the formal inauguration and immediately accepted by Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.
Recalling the late Prime Minister’s contribution in India’s progress as an Information Technology giant, Pawar said it was Rajiv who infused scientific temper in the new generation.
“He (Rajiv) sowed the seeds of a telecom and IT revolution and in the last two decades, India and Indians have earned a place of pride in the global IT sector,” he said.
In a veiled attack on the Shiv Sena and MNS’ ‘sons of the soil campaign’, the NCP chief said “Rajiv Gandhi was a Bhoomiputra (son of the soil) belonging to Mumbai.
–PTI