Delhi: After objections over gurdwara and temple paintings, Ashram Underpass takes a U-turn

The Public Works Department has removed paintings of the Golden Temple, Lotus Temple, Akshardham Temple, Red Fort and some other monuments from the walls of the under-construction Ashram Underpass, after the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) and some Hindu groups objected to the artwork.

The 310-metre wall has now been repainted with “routine” street art and pictures of plants, trees and birds.

To avoid any more objections and consequent delays, the PWD has also decided to go with the same plan for the extension of the Delhi-Noida-Delhi (DND) flyover project.

A senior PWD official closely working on the Ashram Underpass project said, “We wanted to give this stretch a ‘monumental’ look, and decided to paint the Golden Temple, Qutub Minar, Lotus Temple, Akshardham Temple,