The district unit of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has opposed Congress MLA (Ludhiana central) Surinder Dawar’s proposal to name Mini Rose Garden in Kidwai Nagar after late BJP veteran leader and former state health minister Satpal Gosain.
A group of BJP councillors led by district president Pushpinder Singal met mayor Balkar Sandhu over the issue at MC Zone ‘A’ office on Tuesday and demanded that Lord Mahavir Mini Rose Garden in Kidwai Nagar not be renamed after Gosain as he himself had named the park.
Dawar however, said that they had proposed to name the park after Gosain, and the mayor has to take the final decision in this regard.
Singal said, “Gosain has done a lot of work for the city and, the Mini Rose Garden was also established due to his efforts. He named the garden after Lord Mahavir, and the civic body should not change it.”
“Few Congress leaders, including the MLA and councillors, had proposed that the name should be changed as a tribute to Gosain, but it should not be done. MC should instead name a prominent place, road, or junction after Gosain as he was loved by the people and had worked hard for the development of the city,” he added.
A BJP leader said that during the last rites of Gosain on December 1, Dawar and area Congress councillor Gurdeep Neetu had announced that the garden would be named after him. However, the Jain community had objected to the same due to which the BJP had decided that it would not be changed.
{{/usCountry}}A BJP leader said that during the last rites of Gosain on December 1, Dawar and area Congress councillor Gurdeep Neetu had announced that the garden would be named after him. However, the Jain community had objected to the same due to which the BJP had decided that it would not be changed.
{{/usCountry}}Despite attempts made to reach the mayor, he was not available for comments.