Dehradun, April 25 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Dilip Rawat, representing the Lansdowne Assembly constituency, has formally raised objections to the ongoing process of renaming the Lansdowne Cantonment Board in Pauri Garhwal district.

The BJP MLA has addressed a letter to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to voice his concerns.

The MLA emphasised that Lansdowne is a thriving tourism hub that attracts visitors from all over the world. He argued that changing the name of this "tourist town" would adversely affect the region's growing tourism industry.

MLA Rawat noted that the residents are firmly against the proposal, stating that the public wants the identity and name of Lansdowne to remain unchanged.

He warned that tampering...