New Delhi, May 2: Controversy erupted after the management of Dyal Singh College (Evening) renamed the college as “Vande Mataram Dyal Singh College”. According to a report by News 18, Delhi University fraternity found out on April 25 that the college administration had put up banners of the new name at the annual prize distribution function.

Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal took to Twitter and said that she has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sack Dayal Singh College mgmt head, Amitabh Sinha. “Have requested PM @narendramodi ji to sack Dayal Singh College mgmt head Amitabh Sinha for going against HRD min. assurance that name of Dayal Singh College won’t be changed.I briefed him that Sinha’s mischievous conduct had hurt Sikh sentiments & am hopeful of corrective action”.

In 2017, a similar controversy had erupted after various sections questioned the proposal of renaming the college. To recall, the South campus college was named after Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, founder of The Tribune Trust (1881) and Punjab National Bank (1894). The activist also set up a Dyal Singh Trust, which in 1910 established the Dyal Singh College in Lahore.

According to a report by News18, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar had announced in Parliament that the college renaming was not the Centre’s decision. “We have asked that the decision be withheld forthwith and an immediate meeting be convened,” he had said, adding that Delhi University, with which the college is affiliated, too had been informed.

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