New Delhi: India's most famous address will no longer be 7, Race Course Road. The street in Delhi on which Prime Minister Narendra Modi lives has been renamed 'Lok Kalyan Marg'.
"There is nothing bigger than Lok Kalyan (public welfare) and everybody is inspired by it," said BJP lawmaker Meenakshi Lekhi, seated next to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at a meeting of the New Delhi Municipal Council, the civic body in charge of central Delhi.
For the decision, Ms Lekhi said, the BJP and Mr Kejriwal decided to rise above politics.
The BJP pitched for the new name as a middle path after Mr Kejriwal came up with his own suggestion - Guru Gobind Singh Marg.
The change was recommended by the BJP's Mahesh Girri, who said that Mughal ruler Aurangzeb was a ruthless figure and should not be glorified. Many historians, however, argued that the name was a part of history.
"There is nothing bigger than Lok Kalyan (public welfare) and everybody is inspired by it," said BJP lawmaker Meenakshi Lekhi, seated next to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at a meeting of the New Delhi Municipal Council, the civic body in charge of central Delhi.
For the decision, Ms Lekhi said, the BJP and Mr Kejriwal decided to rise above politics.
The BJP pitched for the new name as a middle path after Mr Kejriwal came up with his own suggestion - Guru Gobind Singh Marg.
PM Narendra Modi's address 7 RCR will now be known as 7 LKM. (AP photo)
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Last year, another street not far from the PM's residence, Aurangzeb Road, was renamed after former president APJ Abdul Kalam, to varied reactions.It's so good to know that everything is alright with the world & we can focus on the stuff that really matters - renaming roads #7LKM
- Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) September 21, 2016
The change was recommended by the BJP's Mahesh Girri, who said that Mughal ruler Aurangzeb was a ruthless figure and should not be glorified. Many historians, however, argued that the name was a part of history.
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