Tag: Naresh Bansal

NEW DELHI : BJP MP Naresh Bansal on Friday stirred a row in Parliament after he stated in the Rajya Sabha that the name ‘India’ is a symbol of “colonial slavery” and it “should be removed from the Constitution”. He also sought the renaming of the country’s name to ‘Bharat’. Bansal, while speaking in the Upper House, asserted that the term ‘India’ was imposed by the British colonial rulers. He emphasised that the country’s “true ancient name” is ‘Bharat’, which has roots in ancient Sanskrit texts and has been in...