Posts on social media and local newspaper reports allege a conspiracy to change the name of the area from Gautam Nagar to Islam Nagar, stoking and provoking a Dalit-Muslim divide. This has a potential to flame up intra community passions. The truth behind these allegations needs to be addressed dispassionately and CJP has approached the NHRC with a complaint to initiate an inquiry into the same.
The petition can be read here: