New name might change Hyderabad’s bhagya: ABAP’s Mahant Narendra Giri

PRAYAGRAJ: Days after chief minister Yogi Adityanath questioned why Hyderabad couldn’t be renamed as Bhagyanagar, Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad president Mahant Narendra Giri on Monday supported the suggestion and said that it might be possible that a new name changes the city’s ‘bhagya’ (fate) too.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath recently said that the name of the Telangana capital should be changed to Bhagyanagar while campaigning for Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the municipal elections.
“We renamed Faizabad as Ayodhya and Allahabad as Prayagraj after BJP came to power in UP,” he had said during the road show.
“ABAP extends its support to UP CM Yogi Adityanath. Mughals had ruled the country for centuries and changed the names of many old and traditional cities. As the name of Allahabad and Faizabad have already been changed, Hyderabad should also be renamed. I think, no one including All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi, would have any objection if Hyderabad’s name is changed into Bhagyanagar.”
“Ho sakta hai ki Hyderabad ka naam badalkar Bhagyanagar kiye jane se Hyderabad ka bhi bhagya badal jaye (It might be possible that Hyderabad’s fate changes once its renamed as Bhagyanagar). The people of Hyderabad should also support any such change in the name,” said Giri.
ABAP had recently praised the Adityanath government for bringing a strict law against unlawful religious conversions.
Meanwhile, ABAP wished people on the occasion of Kartik Purnima and Dev Deepawali.
“Kartik Purnima has a special significance in sanatan dharam. Devotees should follow Covid-19 safety protocol while taking a dip in ghats along Sangam and Ganga on Kartik Purnima,” Giri said.