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New Delhi Municipal Council has approved a proposal to rename Rajpath as ‘Kartavya Path’. Lok Sabha MP and NDMC member Meenakshi Lekhi said the proposal was approved in a special meeting of the NDMC Council.
“We have approved the proposal to rename Rajpath as Kartavya Path in the special council meeting today,” Lekhi said.
#WATCH | Delhi: Visuals from the redeveloped Kartavya Path that will soon be opened for public use pic.twitter.com/YUoNXFToRL
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NDMC vice chairman Satish Upadhyay said the proposal was received from the ministry of housing and urban affairs.
He said now the entire stretch and the area from the Netaji statue at India Gate to Rashtrapati Bhavan will be known as ‘Kartavya Path’.
We carried forward colonial mindset after Independence. Rajpath conveys you’ve come for ‘Raj’. PM said that country is celebrating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and we’ve to end imperialistic policies, symbols. So, the name of Rajpath has been changed to Kartavya Path said Meenakshi Lekhi to ANI
