Deepak Tanwar, a BJP youth leader from Delhi recently sent a letter to Home Minister Rajnath Singh, asking him to rename Delhi’s famous Khan Market to ‘Valmiki’ Market, and Dilliwale are not too happy with it!
Khan Market is considered to be one of the most expensive high-end retail streets in New Delhi. It was established in 1951 and consists of over 150 shops. The market was named after Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan, a famed freedom fighter.
Tanwar was inspired after watching an interview of PM Modi where the latter addressed elite media as the Khan Market Gang. Tanwar explains that Valmiki is an integral part of India’s history and therefore, naming the famous market after him would simply help promote the country’s rich mythological past.
Interestingly enough, Tanwar is in no way associated with the market. He is neither a resident nor does he own shops in the area.
Many Delhiites took over to Twitter to express their unhappiness with Tanwar’s request, including former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti.
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