BJP Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya, along with Uttara Kannada MP Ananth Kumar Hegde, wrote to civic commissioner Manjunath Prasad on Thursday, opposing the naming of roads honoring Muslim figures in an area of the city dominated by minorities. .
Tejasvi Surya in his letter described the decision to name some roads after the Muslims in Padarayanapura, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Ward No. 135, as reeking of “communal mentality of the two nation theory”, and requested the commissioner of the BBMP to review the list. with non-Muslim public figures.
Together with Sri @AnantkumarH, I object to the proposal to name roads in Padarayanpura with only Muslim names
Naming roads in a Muslim-dominated town after Muslims stink of the same community mentality as the two-nation theory and the Muslim League’s demand for separate constituencies pic.twitter.com/GEcju3nMls
– Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) December 31, 2020
Tejasvi Surya in the letter said: “The christening of roads in a Muslim-dominated town with only Muslim names smacks of the same communal mentality of the two-nation theory and the Muslim League’s demand for separate electorates for Hindus and Muslims. This is dangerous and must be condemned ”.
Asking the commissioner to reconsider his decision, Surya said: “There is no shortage of patriots and non-Muslim public figures to name our roads. I request that you immediately review the list and finalize the list of roads that will be named after personalities only after extensive public discussion. “
Meanwhile, Ananth Kumar Hegde wrote to the BBMP Commissioner, saying that this was promoting a particular community. “Only names of Muslim leaders in this particular neighborhood have been recommended. It is not appropriate to take that step in the name of social work, which is nothing more than the promotion of a particular community ”.
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