Yogi Adityanath proposes to rename ‘Hyderabad’ to ‘Bhagyanagar’

Nov. 28: Popular as the ‘name-changer of places’ in Indian politics, Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday pitched for renaming ‘Hyderabad’ as ‘Bhagyanagar.’ Yogi Adityanath said this while campaigning for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections.

Giving examples of cities that were renamed successfully in Uttar Pradesh after he took over as Chief Minister, Adithyanath promised that if the BJP comes to power in Hyderabad, then it will change the name of the city to ‘Bhagyanagar.’

#WATCH | Some people were asking me if Hyderabad can be renamed as Bhagyanagar. I said – why not. I told them that we renamed Faizabad as Ayodhya & Allahabad as Prayagraj after BJP came into power in UP. Then why Hyderabad can't be renamed as Bhagyanagar?: UP CM Yogi Adityanath pic.twitter.com/hy7vvSLH0z

— ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2020

“Some people were asking me if Hyderabad can be renamed as Bhagyanagar. I said, ‘Why not?’ I told them that we renamed Faizabad as Ayodhya and Allahabad as Prayagraj after BJP came into power in Uttar Pradesh. Then why can’t Hyderabad be renamed as Bhagyanagar?” Adityanath said at a roadshow in the Malkajgiri division of Hyderabad.