RANCHI, Dec. 11 -- Senior Congress leader and state parliamentary affairs minister Radhakrishna Kishore on Wednesday proposed renaming the Lok Bhavan, previously the Raj Bhavan, as Birsa Bhavan, during the ongoing winter session of the state assembly. Underlining that the Lok Bhavan is the state government's property, Kishore argued that the power to rename it lies with the state government. The development comes after the Centre decided to rename Raj Bhavan as Lok Bhavan and Raj Niwas as Lok Niwas, as part of a nationwide initiative to shed colonial-era titles. The Raj Bhavan in Jharkhand was officially renamed Lok Bhavan on December 3. As the assembly resumed for the day's business around 11 am on Wednesday, Kishore moved his proposal in the House. "We all know that the President appoints the governor. However, under Article 154 of the Constitution, the executive power of the state is vested in the governor, and thus, the office of the governor is a state office. The legislative functions of the state are carried out from the governor's office," he said. He further argued that the Lok Bhavan is the property of the state government. "And only the state government has the authority to rename the movable and immovable properties of the government that are established in the state. In this light, I propose that the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi be renamed Birsa Bhavan after Birsa Munda, and the Raj Bhavan in Dumka (considered the second capital) be renamed Sido-Kanhu Bhavan after Sido and Kanhu Murmu," Kishore said in the House. Situated in the heart of Ranchi, the main Lok Bhavan complex spans 52 acres, and the Audrey House occupies 10 acres. Construction of the Bhavan began in 1930 and was completed in March 1931 at an estimated cost of Rs.7 lakh....