Overview

• Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav said the signboards were installed without sanction, confirmed their removal, and directed an FIR and other legal steps.
• Akash Vijayvargiya wrote to the municipal commissioner alleging religion-based renaming of streets and warned of protests if action was not taken.
• Councillor Fatma Rafiq Khan’s husband denied wrongdoing, saying the names were long used locally and that the civic body had put up the boards.
• Some removed boards carried dual names for the same routes, and residents said such pairings reflected common usage and that removal will hinder address-finding.
• Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya labeled the episode a serious matter and framed it as part of a broader conspiracy, while BJP workers sought FIRs against ward staff.