Narendra Modi government set to rename Indira Gandhi Airport, others

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

According to sources, the government is yet to make any official release in the matter and the decision is being taken in the light of the inconvenience that is caused to the passengers and foreign tourists who are not familiar with the Indian personalities.
By: FE Online | New Delhi | Published: February 9, 2017 12:56 PM

Union MoS for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha. Source: PTI
Union MoS for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha in an interview with the Indian Express said that the government is considering a proposal to rename all existing airports as well as future greenfield airports after the names of the respective cities and not after any personality. He said that the government is examining the proposal and a final decision will be taken in this regard soon. He said, “Matter is under investigation. We are evaluating how best to deal with that issue.”

According to sources, the government is yet to make any official release in the matter and the decision is being taken in the light of the inconvenience that is caused to the passengers and foreign tourists who are not familiar with the Indian personalities. The government will soon release a set of guidelines with regards to the renaming of airports after the respective cities where they are situated as soon as the proposal is cleared by the Union Cabinet. In addition to this sources also said that terminals of the airports can be named after personalities like the state governor, etc.



Major Indian airports have been named after personalities, like the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport for Mumbai, Indira Gandhi International Airport for Delhi, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in and the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru.

The naming of airports is a tricky issue which can be easily be understood by the case of the Chandigarh International airport in which both which both Punjab and Haryana government own 24.5 per cent and the rest is under the state-owned Airports Authority of India. Both governments proposed different names in 2009 while Punjab government proposed ‘Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh International Airport, Mohali’, on the other hand the Haryana assembly, in 2009, passed a resolution that the new international airport be named Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Chandigarh.

http://www.financialexpress.com/ind...o-rename-indira-gandhi-airport-others/543813/

 

[IndoCarib]

Great move. Time to rid the nation of remnants of the dynastic rule

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

It will become an needless political issue to begin with. BJP should concentrate on things that have some value.

Trying to rename Anna International airport or Shivaji International airport will invite protest. Its not a bad proposal to rename after cities, but currently an unwanted one to create unwanted problems. BJP already has enough problems to deal with.

 

[TOSSIT]

It will become an needless political issue to begin with. BJP should concentrate on things that have some value.

Trying to rename Anna International airport or Shivaji International airport will invite protest. Its not a bad proposal to rename after cities, but currently an unwanted one to create unwanted problems. BJP already has enough problems to deal with.

Not if a POLICY decision is taken regarding naming of public places.

Let the policy be clearly spelt out.

BJP needs to set the Rules, and not let others set the rules of the game.

 

[Crixus]

It will backfire the name change , but if they name the new airports other imp buildings with non Gandhi personalities of India ..that will very much neutarlize , the dynasty effect

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

Not if a POLICY decision is taken regarding naming of public places.

Let the policy be clearly spelt out.

BJP needs to set the Rules, and not let others set the rules of the game.

Look. Something that has happened is happened. Let's not try wasting our political resources fighting for a thing which doesnt change anything on the ground. A policy decision on new airports can be taken. Its not like I am a fan of Jawaharlal Nehru stadium names in 11 major cities in India, but its a needless controversy right now.

 

[TOSSIT]

Look. Something that has happened is happened. Let's not try wasting our political resources fighting for a thing which doesnt change anything on the ground. A policy decision on new airports can be taken. Its not like I am a fan of Jawaharlal Nehru stadium names in 11 major cities in India, but its a needless controversy right now.

Why are you so afraid of controversy ?

BJP needs to take bold stands and create controversy if it wants to stay in the news and retain public support. There is a saying, any publicity is Good publicity.

Everybody loves a show of strength and arrogance. Politics is not a game for the Timid, its for the bold and the brave.

Irrespective of what BJP does the opposition will not allow the parliament to function so what is the point of appeasing them ? There is only political capital to be gained by taking a bold and controversial stand and sticking to it. Nothing lost, nothing gained.

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

Why are you so afraid of controversy ?

BJP needs to take bold stands and create controversy if it wants to stay in the news and retain public support. There is a saying, any publicity is Good publicity.

Everybody loves a show of strength and arrogance. Politics is not a game for the Timid, its for the bold and the brave.

Irrespective of what BJP does the opposition will not allow the parliament to function so what is the point of appeasing them ? There is only political capital to be gained by taking a bold and controversial stand and sticking to it. Nothing lost, nothing gained.

Lol. There is a difference btw shrewdness or being too idiotic. Stirring up hornet's nest for no reason. Changing the names of Nethaji SC Bose Ac in kolkata, or Anna in Chennai or Chatrapathi Sivaji in Mumbai will invite scathing criticism where its pointless. I can support it in de-monitization drives or something which can cause difficulties but good for the nation.

But these are stupidity of the highest order.

 

[Echo_419]

It will become an needless political issue to begin with. BJP should concentrate on things that have some value.

Trying to rename Anna International airport or Shivaji International airport will invite protest. Its not a bad proposal to rename after cities, but currently an unwanted one to create unwanted problems. BJP already has enough problems to deal with.

Cannot agree more, they should focus on issues like Education, law & Order , infra etc

 

[TOSSIT]

Lol. There is a difference btw shrewdness or being too idiotic. Stirring up hornet's nest for no reason. Changing the names of Nethaji SC Bose Ac in kolkata, or Anna in Chennai or Chatrapathi Sivaji in Mumbai will invite scathing criticism where its pointless. I can support it in de-monitization drives or something which can cause difficulties but good for the nation.

But these are stupidity of the highest order.

lol...its idiotic to think that ALL names will be changed.

The naming convention will be based on a policy that will define the guideline for names.

Its stupidity NOT to do this and let the status quo continue without challenge just because you want a cowards "peace".

Peace does not come any ANY cost, it comes a a reasonable cost.

Cannot agree more, they should focus on issues like Education, law & Order , infra etc

Are they mutually exclusive ?

 

[Echo_419]

lol...its idiotic to think that ALL names will be changed.

The naming convention will be based on a policy that will define the guideline for names.

Its stupidity NOT to do this and let the status quo continue without challenge just because you want a cowards "peace".

Peace does not come any ANY cost, it comes a a reasonable cost.



Are they mutually exclusive ?

That's not the point
When you fight over symbolic issues like these you waste precious political capital that could be utilized elsewhere

 

[third eye]

I my view, we need to stop naming everything after somebody.

We had Palam, Dum Dum, Santa Cruz, Meenambakam & were doing quite well.

Going further, foundation stones etc must not have names , at best Designations of those who lay it or inaugurate it.

We also need to do away with Name based development schemes.

 

[Jugger]

This is not a wise move ATM.
BJP will change all names linked with congress then when congress comes to power it will again rename it whatever it was before. This is just politics.