8Photo© hindustantimes.comProposal to rechristen Aligarh as Harigarh passed by civic body
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AGRA The proposal for renaming Aligarh city as Harigarh was passed unanimously in the board meeting of the Aligarh Nagar Nigam. The proposal, presented on the suggestion of BJP corporator Sanjay Pandit, will now to be forwarded to the state government for approval.
This is not the first time that such demand has been raised. The zila panchayat representing elected members from the rural belt had also passed a proposal to rename Aligarh as Harigarh in the past. (File Photo)
“The board meeting of Aligarh Nagar Nigam’s General House lasted till late on Monday evening. Sanjay Pandit, one of the BJP corporators, presented the proposal for renaming Aligarh as Harigarh, which was a long pending demand,” said Prashant Singhal, mayor of Aligarh.
“ We did what we felt was good. We renamed Mughal Sarai as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Nagar, Allahabad as Prayagraj and Faizabad district as Ayodhya district. Where there is a need, the government will…
Yogi Adityanath,
After Allahabad And Faizabad, Aligarh In Line For A Name Change