Rename Delhi’s Akbar Road, Humayun Road, Tughlaq Road: BJP

New Delhi: The BJP in Delhi has requested the renaming of roads that “symbolize Muslim slavery.” Tughlaq Road, Akbar Road, Aurangzeb Lane, Humayun Road, and Shahjahan Road, according to Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta, should be renamed.

Tughlaq Road should be renamed Guru Gobind Singh Marg, Akbar Road should be renamed Maharana Pratap Road, Aurangzeb Lane should be renamed Abdul Kalam Lane, Humayun Road should be renamed Maharshi Valmiki Road, and Shahjahan Road should be titled General Bipin Rawat Road, according to Mr Gupta.

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तुग़लक रोड – गुरु गोविन्द सिंह मार्ग

अकबर रोड – महाराणा प्रताप रोड

औरंगजेब – अब्दुल कलाम लेन

हुमायूँ रोड – महर्षि वाल्मीकि रोड

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— Adesh Gupta (@adeshguptabjp) May 10, 2022

Babar Lane should be renamed after independence warrior Khudiram Bose, according to the Delhi BJP president.

At 24, Akbar Road, the Congress has its headquarters.

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), the civic body in charge of roads in central Delhi, the capital’s seat of power with senior government offices and residences, including those of the President and Prime Minister, has authorized the adjustments.

The NDMC council, a 13-member group headed by the chairperson, hears requests.

The rules say renaming requests should take into account history, sentiment and whether a personality needs to be acknowledged in that manner.

But the NDMC’s rules assert that renaming is an exception.

Since the BJP came to power in 2014, a renaming spree in Delhi and BJP-ruled states like Uttar Pradesh have fuelled much controversy and debate.

In 2015, Aurangzeb Road was renamed after former President APJ Abdul Kalam. A year later, the Race Course Road, the elite address for the Prime Minister’s residence, was changed to “Lok Kalyan Marg”.