Plan to Name Roads After Muslim Leaders in Bengaluru Dropped After Tejasvi Surya Objects
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After some BJP MPs and a section of the public voiced their opposition, the city civic body has written to the government recommending dropping the proposal to name 11 roads in Padarayanapura ward after social workers and leaders belonging to the minority community. The BBMP, in its meeting held in September, had decided to name the roads in Ward 135 after social workers and other personalities, all belonging to the Muslim community.
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Thursday described the move as reeking of communal mentality of two-nation theory , and requested the Bengaluru municipal authorities to revise the list with non- Muslim public figures.
BBMP suggests scraping decision to rename roads in Padarayanapura
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Bengaluru, Jan 2 : In the wake of fierce opposition coming from the ruling BJP leaders over the Bengaluru Civic Body s resolution to name 11 roads in Padarayanapura ward after social workers and leaders belonging to the Muslim community, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner N. Manjunath Prasad has written to the Karnataka government recommending dropping the proposal to name 11 roads.
It may be recalled that former Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde was the first who shot off a letter to the Bengaluru civic body opposing its proposal last week. This was highlighted by BJP Yuva Morcha national president Tejasvi Surya in his letter and Bengaluru central Lok Sabha Member P.C. Mohan too joined the issue.
Renaming of roads in Padarayanapura stokes controversy
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Following objections from citizens and BJP leaders, BBMP recommends dropping the proposal
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Following objections from citizens and BJP leaders, BBMP recommends dropping the proposal
The renaming of 11 roads in Padarayanapura ward to honour social workers and leaders belonging to the minority community has stoked a controversy. Following objections from sections of citizens and several BJP leaders, including MPs Anantkumar Hegde and Tejasvi Surya, civic chief N. Manjunath Prasad wrote to the government recommending dropping the renaming proposal.
Ironically, though maximum opposition came from the BJP, it was the BJP-ruled BBMP council that approved the proposal to rename the 11 roads. The subject was among the many that were approved without any discussion in the council two days before the term was to end. The issue came to light only when BBMP Joint Commissioner (Revenue) issued a notificati
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Supreme Court stays Karnataka High Court order on BBMP polls
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AAA The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Karnataka High Court judgment of December 4 that directed the State Election Commission to conduct elections to only 198 wards of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) within six weeks.
A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde issued notice to the Election Commission and the original petitioners in the High Court M. Shivaraju and Abdul Wajid on an appeal filed by the Karnataka government.
The government said the High Court judgment nullified the unanimous will of the State legislature, which is made up of the representatives of the people and which amended the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act of 1976 to increase the number of wards in Bengaluru to 243. The 1976 Act governs the BBMP.