Lucknow > The historic city of Allahabad was Tuesday officially renamed as Prayagraj. The decision was taken by the Uttar Pradesh cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, senior Cabinet minister Siddhartha Nath Singh said, "The renaming of Allahabad as Prayagraj before Kumbh came for approval in the meeting and I am happy to say Allahabad will now be known as Prayagraj."
"Rig Veda, Mahabharat and Ramayana also mention Prayagraj (for Allahabad)," he added as a justification for BJP Govt's decision to rename the historic city.
On a visit to Allahabad on Saturday last, Yogi Adityanath had said there was a proposal to rename the city ahead of the 2019 Kumbh Mela.
The BJP govt. lead by Yogi Adityanath has been imposing many such 'reforms', often alleged to be part of the sanghparivar agenda to 'saffronise' the nation's historic symbols and cultural dibversity. These include painting government offices and buildings in saffron colour to editing curricula in favour of hi
