No proposal for JNU name change: Pokhriyal
Press Trust of India | February 9, 2021 | 08:44 AM IST | 1 min read
Last year it was proposed to rename Jawaharlal Nehru University as Swami Vivekananda University.
NEW DELHI: There is no proposal for changing the name of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said on Monday.
BJP general secretary C T Ravi had proposed last year a name change of the JNU after Swami Vivekananda. "No sir," Nishank said in response to a question in the Lok Sabha whether the government had any proposal for changing the name of the university in Delhi.
In November, Ravi had tweeted: "It is Swami Vivekananda who stood for the "Idea of Bharat". His philosophy & values signify the "Strength of Bharat". It is only right that Jawaharlal Nehru University be renamed as Swami Vivekananda University. Life of Bharat's patriotic Saint will inspire generations to come."
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