(a) the role played by the Union Government in the nomenclature of cities in the States of the country;
(b) whether the State Government of Karnataka has changed the names of 12 cities recently without the approval of the Union Government;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;
(d) whether the Government has any proposal to change the names of various cities and to give them Indian names;
(e) if so, the details thereof; and
(f) whether the Government proposes to set up a Commission to look into the issue of renaming of cities and giving them historical names and if so, the details thereof?