{"id":16363,"date":"2026-08-25T09:50:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T09:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16363"},"modified":"2026-08-25T09:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T09:50:53","slug":"surat-fish-market-named-after-pm-modi-sparks-row-civic-body-says-approval-pending-surat-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16363","title":{"rendered":"Surat fish market named after PM Modi sparks row; civic body says approval pending | Surat News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133501164,imgsize-106388,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/a-new-fish-market-in-surat-faces-controversy-after-being-named-after-prime-minister-narendra-modi.jpg\" alt=\"Surat fish market named after PM Modi sparks row; civic body says approval pending\" title=\"A new fish market in Surat faces controversy after being named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A new fish market in Surat faces controversy after being named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi.\">A new fish market in Surat faces controversy after being named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SURAT: A controversy has erupted over the naming of a newly built wholesale fish market in Surat after a section of traders objected to a board carrying <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/prime-minister-narendra-modi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a>\u2019s name, while the civic body clarified that the official naming process is yet to be completed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>A large hoarding reading \u201cShree Narendra Modi Wholesale Fish Market\u201d, along with a photograph of the prime minister, was installed at the entrance of the market at Lakkadkot in Nanpura. The facility has been constructed by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Some traders opposed the naming, with fish trader Surendra Lashkari arguing that Modi, being a vegetarian, should not be associated with a fish market.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cBecause Modi is a vegetarian, this board should not be put up,\u201d Lashkari said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>However, Kalpesh Navsariwala, president of the Surat Fish Merchant Association (SFMA), defended the move, saying the association had passed a resolution to name the market after Modi. The association\u2019s name also appears on the board.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Navsariwala said the Centre had sanctioned Rs 3 crore for the project under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, launched by the Modi government. He also credited the government with supporting the welfare of fishermen and said the market had generated employment opportunities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>SMC Executive Engineer of the Central Zone, RD Ganjawala, clarified that the civic body had not formally approved the proposed name.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>According to Ganjawala, the SFMA had submitted a written request to the SMC Standing Committee chairman and Central Zone authorities seeking approval to name the facility after Modi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>\u201cThe board was put up without an official resolution. We have informed them about it and they have given a verbal assurance that they will take it down themselves,\u201d Ganjawala said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>He added that the formal procedure to consider the naming proposal was underway.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Ganjawala confirmed that the Centre had contributed Rs 3 crore under the Matsya Sampada Yojana, with the remaining cost borne by the SMC.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>The market has 80 large wholesale stalls and was built at an estimated cost of Rs 9 crore to Rs 10 crore, according to the civic official.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">(With PTI inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/surat\/surat-fish-market-named-after-pm-modi-sparks-row-civic-body-says-approval-pending\/articleshow\/133501018.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new fish market in Surat faces controversy after being named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 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