Renaming Akbar Road

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.

Akbar Road in Delhi, one of the most breathtaking, tree-lined streets in the capital, was briefly "renamed" as a signboard was overnight covered with one reading "Maharana Pratap Road".

Taking on the critics of his proposal to rechristen Akbar Road as Maharana Pratap Road, Union Minister V K Singh has said the country has to decide if it has to be proud of those who "enslaved" it or those who fought the enslavers.

Taking a dig at Union Minister VK Singh who has pitched for renaming Akbar Road as Maharana Pratap Road, Congress today said that renaming roads "is the job of the Municipal Corporation" and ministers should work for the welfare of people.

"If roads in Delhi can be changed, why not Congress assets/property?," tweeted Mr Kapoor. He was referring to Minister of State for External Affairs Gen (retd) VK Singh's proposal that Akbar Road in the capital be renamed after Maharana Pratap

Demands to rename Akbar Road - one of the most elite addresses in Delhi - have been rebuffed by the government even though some in the ruling BJP including Union Minister VK Singh have recommended it.

Minister of State for External Affairs Gen (retd) VK Singh has pitched for renaming Akbar Road in Lutyens Zone after the Mewar ruler Maharana Pratap.

Akbar Road will not be renamed Maharana Pratap Road, the central government has said, responding to a suggestion by Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar.

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.

Akbar Road in Delhi, one of the most breathtaking, tree-lined streets in the capital, was briefly "renamed" as a signboard was overnight covered with one reading "Maharana Pratap Road".

Taking on the critics of his proposal to rechristen Akbar Road as Maharana Pratap Road, Union Minister V K Singh has said the country has to decide if it has to be proud of those who "enslaved" it or those who fought the enslavers.

Taking a dig at Union Minister VK Singh who has pitched for renaming Akbar Road as Maharana Pratap Road, Congress today said that renaming roads "is the job of the Municipal Corporation" and ministers should work for the welfare of people.

"If roads in Delhi can be changed, why not Congress assets/property?," tweeted Mr Kapoor. He was referring to Minister of State for External Affairs Gen (retd) VK Singh's proposal that Akbar Road in the capital be renamed after Maharana Pratap

Demands to rename Akbar Road - one of the most elite addresses in Delhi - have been rebuffed by the government even though some in the ruling BJP including Union Minister VK Singh have recommended it.

Minister of State for External Affairs Gen (retd) VK Singh has pitched for renaming Akbar Road in Lutyens Zone after the Mewar ruler Maharana Pratap.

Akbar Road will not be renamed Maharana Pratap Road, the central government has said, responding to a suggestion by Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar.