UP govt okays renaming of Faizabad, Allahabad

Lucknow | Tuesday | 13th November, 2018

Summary:

They have a national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Uttar Pradesh minister Mohsin Raza - three Muslim faces of the BJP. "Raja Harshvardhan made 'Prayag Kumbh' great by offering donations, but today's rulers are trying to take credit for the work just by renaming the city to 'Prayagraj'," the former chief minister tweeted earlier. "They (BJP) have even re-named 'Ardh Kumbh' as 'Kumbh'. "The BJP changed the names of Mughalsarai and Faizabad. But the area near the 'Sangam', the site of the Kumbh Mela, continues to be known as 'Prayag'..