The Karnataka Legislative Meeting Tuesday handed a Invoice to rename Bengaluru Metropolis College after former prime minister Manmohan Singh. The Karnataka State Universities (Modification) Invoice, 2025, substitutes the title of the college within the Karnataka State Universities Act, 2000, with “Dr Manmohan Singh Bengaluru Metropolis College.”
The assertion of objects and causes hooked up to the Invoice notes that the renaming seeks to “esteem the status of Dr. Manmohan Singh, distinguished economist, academician, bureaucrat and statesman who spearheaded financial reforms within the nation and served as Prime Minister of India for 2 successive phrases.”
Regardless of Opposition protests, the Congress Authorities pushed the Invoice via, with Greater Training Minister Dr M C Sudhakar sustaining that renaming Bengaluru Metropolis College after Singh was an honour that mirrored his immense contribution to the nation’s financial and political life.
Whereas the ruling Congress hailed the transfer as a becoming tribute to Singh’s contributions to the nation, the Opposition BJP questioned the federal government’s method.
Chief of Opposition R Ashoka argued that as an alternative of renaming an present establishment, the federal government ought to set up a brand new college in Singh’s title. “Naming an present college after Dr Manmohan Singh doesn’t do justice to his stature. A brand new college would have been a extra significant tribute,” Ashoka stated.
BJP MLA Suresh Gowda additionally criticised the choice, saying the federal government had neglected different leaders who deserved recognition. He instructed that Tumkur College might have been named after Shivakumar Swamiji, revered as “Nadedaduva Devaru” (strolling God) by his followers.