Daijiworld Media Network - Karwar (MS)
Bengaluru, Dec 31: BJP MP of Uttara Kannada, Anantkumar Hegde has opposed giving only Muslim names to roads in Padarayanapura by Bruhut Bengalaru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) of Bengaluru and has written a letter in this regard to the commissioner of BBMP. Also, MP Tejasvi Surya supported Hegde and wrote a letter to the authorities regarding the same issue.
It was decided to keep the names of social workers for the crossroads of ward 135 of Padarayanapura. However, Hegde has opposed that it is not right to name the roads only with those of Muslims.
Anantkumar Hegde (left) and Tejasvi Surya
In his letter to the commissioner of BBMP, Hegde says, "Only names of Muslim social workers are suggested for roads of ward 135. It is not right to glorify a particular community in the name of social workers. This decision of BBMP will cause issues in maintaining communal harmony.
"It is not possible to think what will be the situation if city municipalities, town municipalities and pattana panchayats take similar decisions in areas where the majority are Hindus. I feel that this decision of BBMP to pacify one community is the height of irresponsibility. If the naming of the roads is inevitable, then naming them after freedom fighters and great leaders of the country would bring respect to Padarayanapura also.
"I hereby urge you not to name the cross roads that fall under the limits of ward number 135 of BBMP after Muslim social workers,” he said.
MP Tejasvi Surya also wrote a letter to the BBMP. Attaching the letter, he said in a tweet, “Along with Sri @AnantkumarH, I'm filing objections to proposed naming of roads in Padarayanpura with only Muslim names. Naming roads in Muslim-dominated locality after Muslims reeks of the same communal mentality as 2-nation theory & Muslim League's demand of separate electorates.”