In 1989, Taploo, also a BJP leader, was gunned down in Srinagar. In the film 'The Kashmir Files' his name was mentioned too. The "inspiration" to rename the school after him, came from this film.
Delhi civic school gets renamed after Kashmiri Pandit BJP leader Tika Lal Taploo
A north Delhi municipal school has been renamed after prominent Kashmiri Pandit leader Tika Lal Taploo, who was gunned down in Srinagar 33 years ago, a senior civic official said. The move comes amid the ongoing debate on the Kashmiri Pandit's issues triggered by the controversial film 'The Kashmir Files'.
A ceremony was hosted by the BJP-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) on Sunday to mark the rechristening of the school, with Union minister Jitendra Singh as the chief guest. "The 'NDMC Primary School 7-B', located at Sector-7, Rohini has been renamed after 'Shaheed Teeka Lal Taploo'. He was an unsung hero and this is a tribute from us to the late leader," said Alok Sharma, chairman of NDMC education committee.
Sharma, also a local municipal councillor from Ward no. 59 Rohini H, said he had "moved the proposal to rename the school after Tika Lal Taploo, a prominent Kashmiri Pandit leader, which was given an anticipatory approval by the mayor".
In 1989, Taploo, also a BJP leader, was gunned down in Srinagar. In the film 'The Kashmir Files' his name was mentioned too. The "inspiration" to rename the school after him, came from this film, he said.
Union minister recalled the exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits after the violence, and tweeted about the same, "In aftermath of Kashmiri Pandit exodus & overwhelming terror that followed, voter turn out in 1996 &subsequent elections remained around 10 per cent, which National Conference, Cong manipulated to get their members elected as MLAs,MPs": School in #Delhi named after Tika Lal Taploo," he tweeted.
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