If considered, the address of Prime Minister’s residence, which is also on the same road, would become “7 Ekatma Road” from “7 Race Course Road”.
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The only change in names in the NDMC area that were done are, Connaught Circus to Indira Chowk, Connaught Place to Rajiv Chowk Canning Road to Madhav Rao Scindia Marg and Aurangzeb Road to APJ Abdul Kalam Road has been done already.
Lekhi, who is a member of NDMC, said in her proposal to the civic body that as the residence of the Prime Minister is situated on Race Course Road, the new name — Ekatma Marg — would remind every PM about the last person of the society.
Lekhi, who is a member of NDMC, said in her proposal to the civic body that as the residence of the Prime Minister is situated on Race Course Road, the new name – Ekatma Marg – would remind every PM about the last person of the society.
Lekhi said that renaming Race Course Road to “Ekatma” would be a fitting tribute to Upadhyaya on his birth centenary. Bungalow 1 has a helipad.
He said Race Course Road also houses two air force stations.
Mr Singh, a New Delhi Municipal Council member, said he would raise the issue in the Council meeting on Wednesday. “Ekatma” is borrowed from “Ekatma Manav”, which sums up Deen Dayal Upadhyaya’s philosophy of “integral humanism”. I propose that it should be renamed after 1965 war hero Flt. “Governments and prime ministers will come and go, but India will never have another Sekhon”, said Singh, who will oppose the proposal in tomorrow’s meeting.
“Race Course Road should be renamed after any soldier. Instead of carrying out development work, the central government is busy in changing names of roads”, said Singh, who clarified that he is not against renaming but wants it to be renamed after a martyr.
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Meanwhile, the government has also made a decision to change the name of the government also changed the name of the “Paryavaran Bhawan” which houses the Ministry of Environment and Forest, to Deendayal “Antyodaya Bhawan”. NDMC had taken the decision after East Delhi BJP MP Maheish Girri had proposed the move.
