New Delhi: After Aurangzeb Road was renamed APJ Abdul Kalam road, Union Minister General VK Singh has written to the government asking for Delhi's Akbar Road to be renamed Maharana Pratap Road.
Addressing the letter to Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu, Singh said, "Maharana Pratap has not been given his due. You would be aware he is not only instrumental in stopping the might of Mughal King Akbar but was a truly secular man of the masses."
Reports had suggested that Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had requested Singh to make efforts to get the road renamed after the 16th century Mewar ruler, who is known for his fight against the Mughals.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, on the other hand, wants four cities with Muslim names to be renamed.
The Sangh wants Ahmedabad to be called Karnavati because it was rebuilt by Raja Karan Dev. Aurangabad should be named Sambajinagar after Shivaji's son Sambaji, who was captured and killed by the Mughals.
Kerala should be called Keralam and Hyderabad should be christened Bhagyanagar after goddess Bhagya Laxmi.
In 2015, the government had renamed Aurangzeb Road in the Lutyens' Bunglow Zone after former president late APJ Abdul Kalam, despite opposition from various quarters.
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