Assembly elections 2023 are scheduled to be held in Telangana on November 30, 2023 to elect all 119 members.
Union Minister and Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy on Monday mentioned Hyderabad could be renamed as ‘Bhagyanagar’ if his get together involves energy within the state. Reddy, who spoke to reporters right here, mentioned the names of cities like Madras, Bombay and Calcutta have been modified.
“Yes. Definitely, if the BJP government comes to power, (we) will change the name of Hyderabad. I am asking who is Hyder? Do we need the name of Hyder? Where has Hyder come from? I am asking who needs Hyder. If BJP comes to power, definitely, (we) will remove Hyder and change the name as Bhagyanagar,” he mentioned. Why ought to the title not be modified, he requested.
The title of Madras has not been modified to Chennai by the BJP however by the DMK authorities, he mentioned. What is incorrect with altering the title of Hyderabad to Bhagyanagar when Madras has been renamed as Chennai, Bombay as Mumbai, Calcutta as Kolkata, Rajpath as Kartavya Path, he mentioned.
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“We will completely change all those which reflect the slavish mentality if BJP comes to power,” he mentioned. The BJP would additionally take the recommendation of intellectuals on altering the names, he added.
Bhagyanagar actually means metropolis of fortunes.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath throughout his poll rallies in Telangana, had mentioned that Hyderabad needs to be made ‘Bhagyanagar’, altering its future for the higher, and Mahabubnagar needs to be re-established as Palamuru.
