Punjab BJP urges renaming of Chandni Chowk as ‘Sis Ganj’

Ahead of the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, on November 25, the Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has urged the Delhi government to rename the historic Chandni Chowk area as “Sis Ganj”.

BJP Punjab leader and party spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal, in a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, called on the government to commemorate the anniversary by renaming the area, which he said would be a historic tribute to India’s values of tolerance, bravery, and freedom of faith.

Mr. Baliawal said he was writing “with deep reverence as both a Sikh and an Indian to recall the unparalleled sacrifice of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, the Hind Di Chadar, who gave his life defending the right to religious freedom and protecting humanity’s conscience.”

“Renaming Chandni Chowk as Sis Ganj would immortalise the spirit of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji’s martyrdom and remind generations to come that India stands strong because of those who chose sacrifice over silence,” he said, urging the Chief Minister to consider the proposal with sensitivity and seriousness.