The BJP-led NDA Government is systematically dropping former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s name from the government programmes.
The Congress Party had liberally used Rajiv Gandhi’s name for all govt. Initiatives. The State Governments ruled by the Congress party have also liberally attached Rajiv Gandhi’s name to almost all programmes in their respective states.
The NDA govt. is now on a Rajiv Gandhi name-dropping spree.
The Central Panchayati Raj Department will soon drop the name from Rajiv Gandhi panchayat Sasaktikaran Abhiyan. The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan will be smart Khelo India. Names of the Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for Students with Disabilities and Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for the Scheduled Castes will also be changed in due time.
The then Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh, YS Rajasekhar Reddy, had changed the name of GMR international airport to Rajiv Gandhi international airport, just to please Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
Even TDP govt. in AP is systematically removing Rajiv Gandhi’s name from schemes.