Aurangzeb Raod be renamed after Kalam : BJP lawmaker demands
"As a tribute to the People's President, I hereby propose to rename the 'Aurangzeb Road' in New Delhi to 'Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road',Mahesh Girri, the lawmaker said on Friday in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra.
"In my opinion, this will be a great way of preserving his memories and legacy forever," he said.
Speaking to NDTV, Girri on Saturday said, "Do we ever name our children by the name of a devil... We can't change history but we can try to correct some wrongs."
In 2014, the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee had petitioned PM Modi to change the name of Aurangzeb Road to Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib Road.
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