Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the University of Delhi's upcoming college on Friday, named after Veer Savarkar. The institution in Najafgarh was approved by the university's executive council in 2021.

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying the foundation stone for Veer Savarkar College in Delhi, the Congress-affiliated National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has written to him, urging to name Delhi University's upcoming college after former prime minister Manmohan Singh,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Veer Savarkar College at Roshanpura, Najafgarh and will also inaugurate multiple development projects in the national capital on Friday.

Congress and BJP clash over Delhi University naming a college after Savarkar, with Congress criticizing his legacy and NSUI urging for Manmohan Singh's name.

As Delhi University is set to name one of its upcoming colleges after Veer Savarkar, a political row has erupted over it with Congress's student wing demanding that the college be named after late former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh instead.

The NSUI has written to PM Modi, urging him to name Delhi University's new college after former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh rather than Veer Savarkar. They highlight Singh's contributions to establishing premier educational institutions and propose naming a world-class college and a central university in his honor,