New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Praveen Khandelwal on Wednesday wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah asking for Delhi's name to be changed to Indraprastha to honour the city's ancient history.

In the letter by Praveen Khandelwal stated, "I am writing to draw your attention to an issue of profound historical and civilizational importance relating to the identity of our national capital, Delhi. As the capital of one of the world's oldest civilisations, it is only appropriate that the name of the city reflects its true historical roots and cultural legacy."

"Historical literature, archaeological findings, and long-standing civilizational traditions establish that the present-day Delhi corresponds to the...