Aurangzeb Road in Lutyens’ Delhi will soon be known as APJ Abdul Kalam Road.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), which is the final authority in the matter, gave its nod to the decision on Friday.
There were requests from certain sections of the society for changing the name of the road as a tribute to the former President. The matter was placed before the council today which unanimously gave a go ahead for the same.
— Karan Singh Tanwar, Vice Chairman, NDMC
Following the former President’s demise last month, there had been a demand from many sections of the society for dedicating a road after him as a token of love and tribute to the “missile man”.
BJP MP Maheish Girri had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider renaming of the road to correct “wrongs” of history.
Aurangzeb road begins at the Taj Mansingh hotel near India Gate and joins Safdarjung Road near the official residence of the Prime Minister.
(With inputs from PTI)
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