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The park authorities asserted it had not named the two animals. (representational)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has filed a petition before the Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of Calcutta High Court claiming that a lioness transferred to Bengal Safari Park here from Tripura was named “Sita” and prayed that the name be changed, VHP’s lawyer said on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The park authorities, however, denied that any such name was given by it to the lioness.<\/p>\n
Two lions were brought from Tripura’s Sepahijala Zoological Park on February 12. The lion was named “Akbar”, the VHP claimed.<\/p>\n
The VHP’s north Bengal unit filed the petition on February 16 and the matter is likely to be heard on February 20 before a single bench of the court, petitioner’s advocate on record Subhankar Dutta told PTI.<\/p>\n
He said the petitioner has prayed that the name of the lioness be changed as such naming of an animal may hurt religious sentiments.<\/p>\n
It was also urged that no animal in any zoological park be named after gods and goddesses of any religion in future, Dutta said.<\/p>\n
The parishad’s north Bengal unit said it learnt from media reports that a lion and lioness with markings as IL26 and IL27, respectively, arrived at the Bengali Safari Park as part of an animal exchange programme and that the lioness was named “Sita”.<\/p>\n
The park authorities asserted it had not named the two animals and the official naming was awaited.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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