NEW DELHI: BJP leaders have changed the name to south Delhi’s “Muhammadpur” village to “Madhavpuram” as it continues to wipe the Muslim identity and erase historic names.
According to Indian media, the BJP members and locals even organised a ceremony in the village to mark the “change of name” and put up a sign board carrying the new name at the entry point.
The event was attended by BJP’s Delhi unit president Adesh Gupta and area councillor Bhagat Singh Tokas. Gupta said they changed the name of the village as the locals did not want to be associated with any “symbol of slavery”.
He also said there are 40 other villages with Mughal-era names and they needed to be renamed after freedom fighters and persons who served the society.
“Completed the naming process of Madhavpuram today after a proposal was passed by the municipal corporation. Now this village will be known as Madhavpuram instead of Muhammadpur. No Delhiites want to be associated with any symbol of slavery despite 75 years of Independence,” Gupta said in a tweet.
The proposal to change the name of the village from Muhammadpur to Madhavpuram was approved by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) mayor Mukesh Suryan in August last year.
Last week, the Delhi BJP had also said that the party will send a proposal to Kejriwal government for changing the names of 40 villages in the city. It should be note that all names were Muslim names of associated with the Mughal era.
These include Humayunpur, Yusuf Sarai, Masoodpur, Zamroodpur, Begumpur, Saidul Ajab, Fatehpur Beri, Hauz Khas, and Sheikh Sarai. The ruling AAP had earlier said the ‘State Naming Authority’ will appropriately review all such proposals it receives and act following due procedure.
