The Belagavi City Corporation (BCC) has resolved to rename Club Road as Shankaranand Marg in honor of the late B. Shankaranand, a prominent leader, represented the Chikkodi Lok Sabha constituency seven times in Parliament. The decision, made during a BCC meeting on Thursday, comes ahead of the late leader’s birth centenary celebrations next year.
MLA Abhay Patil highlighted Shankaranand’s significant contributions to the state and the nation, both as an MP and a Union minister, noting that he had lived on Club Road in Belagavi. “Renaming the road as Shankaranand Marg is a fitting tribute to his legacy,” he stated.
The proposal received unanimous support, with Congress corporators, including MLA Asif Raju Sait, and corporators Sandeep Jirgyal and Ramesh Sontakki, voicing their agreement.
BCC officials confirmed that the proposal will be reviewed before being formally submitted to the government for approval.