BJP MP Dinesh Sharma Calls for Renaming Roads Linked to Colonial-Era Figures

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Sharma raised the issue of renaming roads associated with historical invaders and colonial rulers during a Special Mention in the Upper House. He argued that India has not fully shed its colonial past, pointing to symbols and practices still linked to foreign rule. Sharma described the continued use of such names as reflecting a 'slave mentality' among Indians. He urged the central government to take steps to rename these roads as part of a broader decolonisation effort.
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