Maharashtra Minister Sanjay Shirsat announced to change the name of Aurangzeb’s grave site Khuldabad to Ratanpur. Amid the controversy over Aurangzeb’s tomb, the minister said that several names were changed in past to create terror and soon the grave site would be known as Ratanpur instead of Khuldabad.
While talking to ANI, Sanjay Shirsat said “I am not making any new demand. This is already in the history. When the British came here, the tax they levied was on the name of Ratanpur and Daulatabad was called Devgiri…All this is recorded in history. The people who are overflowing with love for Aurangzeb, we want to show them that you have erased our history. You changed the names of many villages to create terror. Now they want to erase those memories. We want to re-establish the old names there. I am requesting the Chief Minister and in the upcoming assembly session, it will also be discussed and that proposal will have to be passed. Later, its permission will be taken from the centre and its name will be changed.”
#WATCH | Mumbai: On demanding to change the name of Aurangzeb's grave site Khuldabad to Ratanpur, Maharashtra Minister Sanjay Shirsat says "I am not making any new demand. This is already in the history. When the British came here, the tax they levied was on the name of Ratanpur… pic.twitter.com/38MhSbZmm7
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UP Minister demands to rename Agra’s Shahjahan Garden
On April 6, Uttar Pradesh minister Baby Rani Maurya has demanded the renaming of Shahjahan Garden after Ahilyabai Holkar. Ahilyabai Holkar was a queen of Malwa kingdom.
The minister confirmed the news agency, PTI , saying that she has written a letter to the CM and demanded that the Shahjahan Garden should be renamed after Ahilyabai Holkar, who was a progressive queen. She is hopeful that her request will be accepted by the chief minister as the BJP government gives priority to women’s empowerment.
The Shahjahan Garden is situated between Taj Mahal and Agra fort in Agra.
The minister said that there is nothing wrong in renaming the garden as it would inspire the people, especially women.
Uttarakhand CM announces renaming of various places
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced the renaming of various places in the Haridwar, Dehradun, Nainital, and Udham Singh Nagar districts of Uttarakhand, according to an official statement.
While making the announcement, he said that the renaming is being done in accordance with public sentiment and Indian culture and heritage. This initiative aims to inspire people by honoring great personalities who have contributed to the preservation of Indian culture, the statement added.
In the Haridwar district, Aurangzebpur will be renamed Shivaji Nagar, Gajiwali to Arya Nagar, Chandpur to Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Mohammadpur Jat to Mohanpur Jat, Khanpur Kursli to Ambedkar Nagar, Indrishpur to Nandpur, Khanpur to Shri Krishna Pur, and Akbarpur Fazalpur to Vijayanagar, as per CM Pushkar Singh Dhami’s announcement.
