New Delhi, March 18 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Ashok Kumar Mittal on Monday praised the central government for its efforts to rename colonial-era places and sought further changes to other such places to shed the British legacy.

Mittal expressed concern over what he described as 'carrying the burden' of colonial-era names, which he feels symbolise India's past under British rule. He appreciated the government's initiatives, citing examples such as the renaming of Rajpath to Kartavya Path, the Indian Penal Code to Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Allahabad to Prayagraj.

"These steps reflect a nationalistic thought process and are crucial in shedding the colonial mindset," he said during the Zero Hour discussions in the House....