Vijay Goyal claimed his proposal was supported by the Bengali Market Residents Welfare Society (File)
New Delhi:
A day before the Ram Temple dedication ceremony in Ayodhya, former Union Minister and BJP leader Vijay Goel on Tuesday demanded that the road from Babar to Bengali market be renamed August 5 Marg.
Mr Goel, the former chairman of BJP Delhi, said he wrote to Union Home Secretary Amit Shah and New Delhi City Council (NDMC) urging them to rename the road.
“Babar was an invader who attacked the Hindustan and demolished the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The Prime Minister will hold the dedication ceremony of a large temple in Ayodhya tomorrow (Wednesday). At such a time, it will be an appropriate decision to rename Babar Road as August 5, Marg, “Goel said at a press conference.
However, he said the central government or NDMC could rename the road after any prominent and inspiring person.
He said his proposal was supported by the Bengali Market Residents Welfare Society and the Bengali Market Traders Association.
Mr. Goel, who has an office on Babar Road, posed for the cameras with a sign in the background that had the name “Babar Road” crossed out and replaced with the proposed August 5 Marg.
“There is no policy to change the name of the road. In 2015, Aurangzeb Road was changed to APJ Abdul Kalam Marg and in 2016 Race Course Road was renamed Lok Kalyan Marg, so there should be no “Babar Road. name also problem. This is at the request of the public,” Goel said.
