Ajay Singh criticized the actions of Shivraj Singh Chauhan government

BHOPAL: Ajay Singh, the leader of opposition in Madhya Pradesh assembly, criticized the state government over its move to change the name of Bhopal to Bhojpal.

He said in a statement that the real motive of the Shivraj Singh Chauhan government behind the move was nothing but a political gimmick so as to hide its failure.

The life style, the language and the conduct of residents of Bhopal are beautifully distinct and have created a special name for this city worldwide, added Ajay Singh.

Whatever the Madhya Pradesh government intends to do was only for the sake of doing as in the cases of Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai whose names were changed from Calcutta, Bangalore and Madras respectively.

However, the government should not forget that the people there supported such changes, Singh added.

Singh criticizing the actions of MP government also claimed that the government is playing with history and culture of the state capital.