New Delhi: Renaming of the iconic Race Course road, on which Prime Minister's residence is located, drew mixed reactions from political parties and historians with few welcoming it while others slamming the move.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), at a high level meeting presided by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, decided to rename Lutyens Delhi's Race Course road (RCR) as Lok Kalyan Marg.
Hailing the decision, Delhi BJP Chief Satish Upadhyay said naming roads reflecting "Indianess, culture and great men and women of the country need to be appreciated."
While Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken refused to comment on the development, senior party leader Manish Tiwari said "Why no Param Vir Chakra winner Abdul Hamid Marg or St Teresa Marg?"
"There is a persistent problem with renaming of roads, which has become a universal strategy of some politicians.
BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, who is a member of the NDMC Council, had proposed renaming Race Course Road as Ekatma Marg based on the philosophy of the party's ideologue Deendayal Upadhyay but it was not accepted.
Last year, the Aurangzeb Road, which is also not far from the Race Course road, was renamed after former president APJ Abdul Kalam. A number of historians had criticised the move.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), at a high level meeting presided by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, decided to rename Lutyens Delhi's Race Course road (RCR) as Lok Kalyan Marg.
Hailing the decision, Delhi BJP Chief Satish Upadhyay said naming roads reflecting "Indianess, culture and great men and women of the country need to be appreciated."
While Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken refused to comment on the development, senior party leader Manish Tiwari said "Why no Param Vir Chakra winner Abdul Hamid Marg or St Teresa Marg?"
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"There is a persistent problem with renaming of roads, which has become a universal strategy of some politicians.
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BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, who is a member of the NDMC Council, had proposed renaming Race Course Road as Ekatma Marg based on the philosophy of the party's ideologue Deendayal Upadhyay but it was not accepted.
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Last year, the Aurangzeb Road, which is also not far from the Race Course road, was renamed after former president APJ Abdul Kalam. A number of historians had criticised the move.
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