\u2018Eid Gift\u2019: Dhami announces renaming of 17 places with Muslim sounding names<\/p>\n
S.M.A.KAZMI<\/p>\n
Dehradun, April 1<\/p>\n
After starting a campaign and closing down 136 Madrassas at the start of Muslim holy month \u2018Ramzan,\u2019 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami gave an \u2018Eid Gift; to the state by renaming 17 places with Muslim sounding names in the state across four districts on Monday.<\/p>\n
Ten of these places which have undergone a name change are located in Haridwar district, four in Dehradun, two in Nainital and one in Udham Singh Nagar. Aurangzebpur in Haridwar has been renamed Shivaji Nagar, Ghaziwali as Arya Nagar, Khanpur as Shri Krishnapur and Khanpur Kursali as Ambedkar Nagar,<\/p>\n
Likewise, Miyawala in Dehradun will now be called Ramjiwala, Chandpur Khurd as Prithviraj Nagar, Nawabi Road in Nainital has a new name Atal Road and Panchukki Marg has been renamed Guru Golwalkar Marg after the second RSS chief. \u201cThe changes have been made in accordance with the will of the people and per the Indian culture and heritage of the country by honoring the great personalities,\u201d claimed Pushkar Singh Dhami.<\/p>\n
Uttarakhand Chief Minister who has launched relentless anti-Muslim rehotric in the state even since he took over the reins of the state in 2021. Starting with \u2018Land Jehad\u2019, \u2018Love Jehad\u2019, \u2018Mazar Jehad\u2019, \u2018Thook Jehad\u2019, Imp[lamentation of Uniform Civil Code ((UCC) and action against \u2018Madrassas; is the young Hindutva icon of BJP\/RSS who is credited with implementing the \u2018Hindutva Gujarat Model\u2019 in the hill state of Uttarakhand with rich political dividends.<\/p>\n
The BJP officially lauded the state government for changing the names as part of the campaign to eradicate the last vestiges of slavery. \u201cUttarakhand has announced the renaming of several locations across Haridwar, Dehradun, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts. The new names reflect public sentiment and uphold India\u2019s cultural and historical heritage. This initiative seeks to honour great personalities who have played a significant role in preserving Indian culture, inspiring future generations,\u201d BJP leader Amit Malviya said on X.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, in it\u2019s zeal to erase any Muslim sounding or lslamic names by renaming 17 places in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar singh Dhami has also changed the name of \u2018Maiyanwala\u2019 village near Dehradun which has nothing to do with Muslims but was a Rajput village. The renaming of their village has created resentment amongst Rajput community which has demanded that the state government should refrain from renaming their village. The \u2018Miyans\u2019 are famous Rajput clan in Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh hills and are known for their military valour.<\/p>\n
Jai Singh Rawat, a senior journalist of Uttarakhand said that the state government should look into history and not act blinded by their opposition of anything which sounds Muslim. \u201c The \u2018Miyans\u2019 are famous Rajput clan and Miyanwala is their village. The BJP\/RSS think tanks should\u00a0 educate themselves before acting impulsively in their anti-Muslim campaign,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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\u2018Eid Gift\u2019: Dhami announces renaming of 17 places with Muslim sounding names S.M.A.KAZMI Dehradun, April 1 After starting a campaign and closing down 136 Madrassas at the start of Muslim holy month \u2018Ramzan,\u2019 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami gave an \u2018Eid Gift; to the state by renaming 17 places with Muslim sounding names in …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,3199,3201,33,1284,3200,91,56,3198,3202,59],"tags":[2934,2957,3310,370],"class_list":["post-6800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-haryana","category-himachal-pradesh","category-international","category-international-political-national","category-jammu-kashmir","category-national","category-politics","category-punjab","category-uttar-pradesh","category-uttarakhand","tag-hatecampaignagainstmuslimsinuttarakhand","tag-islamophobiainuttarakhand","tag-muslim-names-changed","tag-uttarakhand-chief-minister-pushkar-singh-dhami"],"yoast_head":"\n