To name a few roads after Muslims in minority-dominated areas as reeking of the “communal mentality of two-nation theory” and to urge the Bengaluru civic authority to amend the list of non-Muslim public figures by BJP MP Tejasvi Surya
Following a report in a Kannada daily,Bengaluru South MP has sent a letter to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (city corporation) Commissioner N Manjunath Prasad, stating that only Muslim names have been selected to baptise the roads.
Claiming that BBMP’s list of names has only Muslim names, Tejasvi Surya said, “Christening of roads in Muslim-dominated locality with only Muslim names reeks of the same communal mentality of the two-nation theory and Muslim League’s demand of separate electorates for Hindus and Muslims. This is dangerous and must be condemned.”
The MP said there was no lack of non-Muslim public figures and patriots on which the roads could be called. He requested the commissioner to reconsider his decision.
“I request you to immediately revise the list and finalise the list of roads to be named after personalities only after wide public discussion,” Mr Surya said in his letter to Mr Prasad.
