Hyderabad: It is said what’s in a name, but for BJP, the name says it all. The entire politics of BJP revolves around saffronisation. The name changing spree of BJP has intruded in Telangana politics as well. This time the target is Karimnagar with an ad welcoming party chief JP Nadda to the final phase of ‘PrajaSangrama Yatra’ spells the city as ‘Karinagar’.
However, it was not a typo, but a strategically placed advertisement featured in major newspapers in Telangana to mobilise the majority community.
BJP leaders in their speeches often try to distort Muslim names of cities. However, no action is being taken against those who misrepresent the real names and no explanation is being sought by issuing notices. Hyderabad referred as Bhagyanagar, Nizamabad as Indur and now Karimnagar as Karinagar. In addition to this, Hussain Sagar referred as Vinaya Sagar and MauzamJahi Market as Vinayak Chowk. The BJP leaders have also objected to cities and districts called by other Muslim names.
It should be noted that Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay represents Lok Sabha constituency Karimnagar. When he won, the Returning Officer presented him with a certificate of being a Member of Parliament from Karimnagar, nowhere on his certificate did Karinagar appeared.
BJP MP D Arvind won from Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency. His certificate does not contain the word Indur anywhere, Nizamabad is mentioned.
Apart from this, in official, judicial and private correspondence and orders, these names are called by original names. But the BJP leaders allegedly hurting the sentiments of the people by spoiling the environment for the sake of political interest. Government and law enforcement agencies remain bystanders.
