Up Renaming Spree

After the rechristening of Allahabad and Faizabad to Prayagraj and Ayodhya, a new demand to rename Sultanpur has cropped up. BJP lawmaker Devmani Dwivedi wants Sultanpur to be renamed to Kushbhawanpur. He is an MLA from the Lambhua constituency in Sultanpur.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has indicated that the state government is likely to keep up with its spree of renaming places across the state. "We did what we felt was good. We renamed Mughal Sarai as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Nagar, Allahabad as Prayagraj and Faizabad as Ayodhya. Where there is a need, the government will take the...

A renaming spree in Uttar Pradesh - first with the iconic railway station Mughal Sarai and now with the historic city of Allahabad - has drawn mixed reactions on social media.

After the rechristening of Allahabad and Faizabad to Prayagraj and Ayodhya, a new demand to rename Sultanpur has cropped up. BJP lawmaker Devmani Dwivedi wants Sultanpur to be renamed to Kushbhawanpur. He is an MLA from the Lambhua constituency in Sultanpur.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has indicated that the state government is likely to keep up with its spree of renaming places across the state. "We did what we felt was good. We renamed Mughal Sarai as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Nagar, Allahabad as Prayagraj and Faizabad as Ayodhya. Where there is a need, the government will take the...

A renaming spree in Uttar Pradesh - first with the iconic railway station Mughal Sarai and now with the historic city of Allahabad - has drawn mixed reactions on social media.