Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Advertisement
  1. You Are At:
  2. News
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. After Allahabad, is Aligarh up for a name change?

After Allahabad, is Aligarh up for a name change?

In 2018, the central government gave consent to the renaming of at least 25 towns and villages across the country. Following this, in 2019 the name of Allahabad was changed to Prayagraj.

Edited By: Nivedita Dash @Nivedita0503 Aligarh Updated on: November 07, 2023 15:18 IST
Aligarh railway station
Image Source : X Aligarh railway station

The names of many railway stations and districts have been changed so far in UP. Now once again the discussion about changing the name of an important district of the state has intensified. This time, preparations are being made to change the name of Aligarh to Harigarh. Actually, a proposal was brought to Aligarh Municipal Corporation to change the name of Aligarh. This proposal has been passed by the Municipal Corporation. In such a situation, the path to convert Aligarh into Harigarh has become even easier. 

Proposal to be sent to  administration

Giving information on the proposal to change the name of Aligarh, Aligarh Mayor Prashant Singhal said, "Yesterday in a meeting a proposal to change the name of Aligarh to Harigarh was presented. All the councillors unanimously supported it. Now, this proposal will be sent to the administration. I hope that the administration will take cognisance of this and fulfill our demand to change the name of Aligarh to Harigarh. This demand has been raised for a long time."

Demand for approval from government

Giving further information, Aligarh Mayor Prashant Singhal said, 'We have been raising this demand for a long time by all the public representatives of Aligarh, taking forward our old civilization, culture and tradition of our Sanatan Dharma. It is coming and now its proposal is being passed in different boards and being sent to the administration so that it can be approved by the government soon and Aligarh can be known as Harigarh very soon.

Advertisement

Read all the Breaking News Live on indiatvnews.com and Get Latest English News & Updates from Uttar Pradesh

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement