Supreme Court: Petition filed to constitute 'Renaming Commission' for places named after foreign invaders
Referring to the Mughal Gardens, the petition said that the name of the Mughal Gardens has been changed to Amrit Udyan recently, but the government has done nothing to rename the streets named after the invaders.
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A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Center to set up a 'Renaming Commission' to restore the original names of historical, cultural and religious places which were renamed by foreign invaders.
But the government did nothing to rename the roads named after the invaders. It has been argued that the continuation of these names is against sovereignty and other civil rights guaranteed under the Constitution.
The PIL, filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, states that alternatively the court may direct the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) toInstructions can be given to publish the original names of historical, cultural and religious places, which were renamed by barbaric foreign invaders.