Aurangzeb Road To Be Renamed

The BJP in Delhi has asked for names of roads that "symbolise Muslim slavery" to be renamed. Tughlaq Road, Akbar Road, Aurangzeb Lane, Humayun Road and Shahjahan Road should be renamed, Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta has written to the civic body NDMC.

The Delhi High Court today asked New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to apprise it on what basis it decided to change the name of Aurangzeb Road to APJ Abdul Kalam Road in the late former president's honour.

A street in south Delhi has been 'named' after the Mughal emperor, triggering a fresh row, even as South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) termed it as "illegal" and said action will be taken accordingly.

A BJP lawmaker has created a controversy by demanding that Aurangzeb Road in Lutyen's Delhi be renamed after former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday.

The BJP in Delhi has asked for names of roads that "symbolise Muslim slavery" to be renamed. Tughlaq Road, Akbar Road, Aurangzeb Lane, Humayun Road and Shahjahan Road should be renamed, Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta has written to the civic body NDMC.

The Delhi High Court today asked New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to apprise it on what basis it decided to change the name of Aurangzeb Road to APJ Abdul Kalam Road in the late former president's honour.

A street in south Delhi has been 'named' after the Mughal emperor, triggering a fresh row, even as South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) termed it as "illegal" and said action will be taken accordingly.

A BJP lawmaker has created a controversy by demanding that Aurangzeb Road in Lutyen's Delhi be renamed after former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday.