‘Who permitted renaming’: AAP govt cries foul after Sarai Kale Khan rechristened to Bhagwan Birsa Munda Chowk

However, AAP sources sought to cognize whether the connection for the renaming of the crossing – wherever east, cardinal and northbound Delhi converge – was vetted by the roadworthy naming authorization that presides implicit the process.

Sources successful the Union government, connected the different hand, challenged the contention stating that the sanction ‘Sarai Kale Khan’ — which was neither delineated nor “officially named” — “did not beryllium successful immoderate authorities records” pertaining to the Capital.

Delhi authorities sources, however, said naming a determination was the prerogative of the State Naming Authority which, astatine the moment, did not beryllium successful the Capital since it was yet to beryllium constituted.

“Currently, Delhi does not person a roadworthy naming authority, truthful wherever was the support to rename (Sarai Kale Khan Chowk to) Bhagwan Birsa Munda Chowk? This roadworthy falls nether Delhi government’s PWD. Where is the bid regarding the renaming?” a Delhi authorities root asked.

Sources successful the Union government, however, contended this. “Sarai Kale Khan is the sanction of the country and ISBT determination volition inactive beryllium known by the aforesaid name…there was nary notation of Sarai Kale Khan successful authorities records; the renaming of the intersection is the archetypal of its benignant erstwhile it comes to the practice of tribal individuality successful the capital,” a root successful the Union authorities said.

At the event, wherever Khattar, Delhi L-G VK Saxena, MoS Harsh Malhotra and different dignitaries were successful attendance, the Union Home Minister said that successful 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that the commencement day of Bhagwan Birsa Munda (November 15) would beryllium celebrated arsenic ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Divas’ (Tribal Pride Day).

“It was connected this precise time that Bhagwan Birsa Munda was calved successful a tiny colony successful Jharkhand,” Shah said adding that successful commemoration of the 150th commencement day of Birsa Munda, the coming year, till 15 November 2025, volition beryllium celebrated arsenic Adivasi Gaurav Varsh.