Akbar Road

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Akbar Road is a main road, in central New Delhi, India. At the north-east end it stretches from the India Gate roundabout. At the south-west end it stretches up to the Teen Murti roundabout. The roundabout leads to Lok Kalyan Marg, Rajaji Marg, Teen Murti Marg and Safdarjung Road. It is also the road on which India's political party Indian National Congress's have their head office.[1][2][3][4]

Junctions[edit]

  • A junction is formed at roundabout connecting Mansingh Road and Maulana Azad Road.
  • Another junction is formed at Motilal Nehru Place, where Motilal Nehru Road and Janpath Road intersect this road.
  • Another junction is formed at a roundabout where Krishna Menon Road, Tughlaq Road and Tees January Marg meet.

This road along with its adjoining roads forms the exclusive V.V.I.P zone where India's top most powerful politicians live which includes cabinet ministers, senior M.P's and is yards away from the Parliament and Presidential Palace.[5]

Controversy[edit]

In 2016 General Vijay Kumar Singh demanded that Akbar Road be renamed as Maharana Pratap Singh Road, erroneously claiming that the Indian-born Mughal Emperor was an "invader".[6] In 2018, the signage was defaced and a banner proclaiming "Maharana Pratap Singh Road" was pasted over the signage. An FIR was registered by the police.[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Name games". The Indian Express. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Indian National Congress - Locate Offices". Indian National Congress. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. ↑ SHARMA, NIDHI. "24, Maharana Pratap Road, which saw rise and fall of Congress for last 40 years". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Salam, Ziya Us (2 September 2015). "The sign of times". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Google Maps".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Re-Naming Akbar Road Is About Politics and Hindutva". The Wire. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Staff Reporter (10 May 2018). "Akbar Road 'renamed' Maharana Pratap Road". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

Coordinates: 28°36′23″N 77°13′02″E / 28.606395°N 77.217128°E / 28.606395; 77.217128


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