New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved the proposal to change the name of Faizabad cantonment to Ayodhya Cantonment.
Citing sources, news agency ANI reported that Singh approved the proposal to change the name of Faizabad Cantt to Ayodhya Cantt.
Correction | Defence minister Rajnath Singh approves the proposal to change the name of Faizabad Cantt to Ayodhya Cantt: Sources pic.twitter.com/OqaViTAG2e
— ANI (@ANI) October 4, 2022
The renaming of the Cantonment comes ahead of Dussehra celebrations.
In 2018, Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh was renamed as Ayodhya.
