7th Rangers: PIL filed in Supreme Court seeking formation of Renaming Commission to identify ancient, historical, religious places named after foreign invaders
Fighting Seventh
The Fighting Rangers On War, Politics and Burning Issues
Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
PIL filed in Supreme Court seeking formation of Renaming Commission to identify ancient, historical, religious places named after foreign invaders
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Just like we renamed all the Mat Salleh names, good move
The PIL says that we are celebrating the 75th anniversary of
independence but there are many ancient historical cultural religious
places in the name of brutal foreign invaders, their servants, and
family members.
Days after the Mughal Garden in New Delhi was renamed as Amrit Udyan, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in
Supreme Court seeking directions to the Central government to
constitute a ‘Renaming Commission’ to find out and restore the original
names of ancient historical, cultural and religious places which were
changed by foreign invaders.
The PIL was filed by Supreme Court lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay, who asked
the Supreme Court to issue an appropriate directive to the Home
Ministry to form a “Renaming Commission” to determine the original names
of “ancient historical cultural religious places” in order to protect
the sovereignty and secure the “Right to Dignity, Right to Religion, and
Right to Culture” guaranteed by Articles 21, 25, and 29 of the Indian
Constitution.
According to the PIL, while the Mughal Garden in Rashtrapati Bhawan was recently renamed
as Amrit Udyan, the government has not renamed a large number of roads
named after invaders. It states several examples like Babur Road,
Humayun Road, Akbar Road, Jahangir Road, Shahjahan Road, Bahadur Shah
Road, Sher Shah Road, Aurangzeb Road, Tughlak Road, Safdarjung Road,
Najaf Khan Road, Jauhar Road, Lodhi Road, Chelmsford Road and Hailey
Road etc. The petition points out that houses of Cabinet Ministers,
Parliamentarians and the Hon’ble Judges are located on these roads.
“Invaders not only renamed the general places but also changed the
names of ancient historical cultural religious places, and their
continuation after 75 years of Independence is against sovereignty,
right to dignity, right to religion and right to culture guaranteed
under Articles 21, 25 and 29,” the PIL states. It says that we are
celebrating the 75th anniversary of independence but there are many
ancient historical cultural religious places in the name of brutal
foreign invaders, their servants, and family members.
The PIL also seeks that apart from directing the home ministry,
the court can also direct the Archaeological Survey of India to
research and publish the initial names of ancient historical cultural
religious places.
