Rename Sultanpur as Kushbhawanpur, BJP MLA writes to Adityanath
Sultanpur (UP), Apr 11: A BJP MLA has written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, demanding that Sultanpur be renamed as Kushbhawanpur after Lord Ram's son.
In the previous term of the Adityanath government, Sultanpur's Lambhua MLA Devmani Dwivedi had made a similar demand.
Sultanpur is the Lok Sabha constituency of BJP leader Maneka Gandhi.
Sultanpur MLA Vinod Singh in his letter to the CM on April 7 wrote that the area falls between Ayodhya and Prayagraj, and has many religious places like Dhopap, Makarikund, Sitakund Ghat and Vijethua Mahabiran.
These places stress the belief that Kush, a son of Lord Ram, developed it as his capital by the name of Kushabhavanpur, he said.
"Later Khilji Badshah named it as Sultanpur for promoting his culture. Many a time people have agitated for renaming it as Kushbhawanpur and have also given memorandums," he said.
Vinod Singh said the issue was raised in a public meeting during the Assembly elections and people's response to it was positive.
The Adityanath government in its previous term had renamed Allahabad as Prayagraj, Faizabad as Ayodhya and Mughalsarai junction station as Pandit Deendayal Upadhaya.
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UP: Man arrested for climbing dargah gate with saffron flags in Prayagraj
Prayagraj (UP), Apr 7 (PTI): Police on Monday arrested a man who was allegedly seen carrying saffron flags and climbing on top of a dargah in Sikandra area here in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, officials said.
DCP (Ganga Nagar) Kuldeep Singh Gunawat said a case was registered against three named and several unknown persons in connection with the incident that happened on Sunday during Ram Navami celebrations.
A man identified as Manendra Singh was arrested for allegedly leading two other youths at the dargah.
In a purported video of the incident that surfaced online, some men, atop the gate of Ghazi Miyan's dargah, were allegedly seen raising Jai Shri Ram slogans while waving saffron flags. Police said they rushed in and removed the men from the dargah.
Both Hindu and Muslim devotees come to offer 'chadar' at the shrine, according to police.
Departmental action is being taken against the policemen who were responsible for maintaining order at the spot, the DCP said on Sunday.
