NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and inaugurate the revamped Rajpath, which has been renamed as Kartavya Path, on Thursday evening. The government said change in name “symbolises a shift from erstwhile Rajpath being an icon of power to Kartavya Path being an example of public ownership and empowerment” and to “remove any trace of colonial mindset”. In an official release, the prime minister’s office said over the years, Rajpath and adjoining areas of the Central Vista Avenue had been witnessing pressure of increasing traffic of visitors, putting stress on its infrastructure. “It lacked basic amenities like public toilets, drinking water, street furniture and adequate parking space. There was inadequate signage, poor maintenance of water features and haphazard parking,” it said. It added that a need was felt to organise the Republic Day parade in a less disruptive manner with minimal restrictions on public movement. The 28 feet tall statue of Netaji is being installed in the same place where a hologram statue was unveiled earlier this year on Parakram Diwas (January 23).
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/pm-to-inaugurate-renamed-rajpath-today/articleshow/94060500.cms
