Overview
- Chandni Chowk MP Praveen Khandelwal wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah urging that the national capital be retitled to reflect its Mahabharata-era identity.
- The letter proposes renaming Old Delhi Railway Station as Indraprastha Junction and Indira Gandhi International Airport as Indraprastha Airport.
- Khandelwal also seeks installation of grand statues of the Pandavas at prominent locations across the city.
- Copies of the request were sent to Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu, Tourism and Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
- The MP frames the move as cultural restoration and a tourism and economic boost, citing precedents such as Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Ujjain and Varanasi.