Governor Ram Naik writes to Yogi endorsing name change of Sultanpur

DN Bureau

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik Naik has written a letter to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath endorsing the changing on Sultanpur city’s name of Kushbhawanpur.

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik Naik
Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik Naik


Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik Naik has written a letter to Chief Ministe Yogi Adityanath endorsing the changing on Sultanpur city’s name of Kushbhawanpur.

While mentioning about his meeting with a delegation from the Sultanpur city, the Governor in his letter said that the delegation had submitted a memorandum along with a book on the city’s history and demanded a change in the city's name to Kushbhawanpur ‘to restore its past glory’.

The delegation also demanded the governor for designating the city as a heritage city.In December 2017, the campaign to write Ambedkar's name correctly was also initiated by the Governor.

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Later in March 2018, Yogi Adityanath-led government decided to introduce Ambedkar's middle name 'Ramji' in state records.<br>He was also instrumental in renaming of Bombay as Mumbai many years ago.

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In October last year, Naik had approved the renaming of Allahabad as Prayagraj with immediate effect. (ANI)










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