LUCKNOW In a noticeable push to politics over the amendment of names, the district punchayet of Firozabad passed a resolution that tightened the rechristening of Firozabad as Chandra Nagar.
“A resolution seeking change within the name of Firozabad district has been passed in the district panchayat’s meeting,” aforementioned Deshraj Singh, a political candidate of the district panchayat, while not giving from now on details concerning the proposal.
Those attentive to the event said the block pramukh of Firozabad, Laxmi Narain Yadav, touched the proposal to the district panchayat meeting on Saturday.
“I moved the proposal demanding renaming of Firozabad district as Chandra Nagar. That was the primary proposal at the meeting and was adopted by a voice vote with no opposition,” aforementioned Yadav, former president of Firozabad district BJP and currently the block pramukh of Firozabad.
“This is the area of King Chandrasen, it absolutely was far-famed once him as Chandravar Nagar until concerning 1560 AD. Later, a representative of Emperor Akbar named Firoz monarch visited the world and also the place was named after him as Firozabad. The demand to rename Firozabad as Chandra Nagar has been raised time and again. I actually have data that the district punchayet has already forwarded the proposal to the district functionary conjointly the} same are going to be forwarded to the state government,” aforementioned Yadav.
District punchayet president Harshita Singh wasn't obtainable for comment.
District magistrate (Firozabad) Chandra Vijay Singh also remained unavailable. However, the district’s official website reads: ‘Firozabad was far-famed in the earlier period as Chandrawarnagar.” far-famed for creating glass bangles, Firozabad is one in all seventy-five districts of Uttar Pradesh. The district headquarters are placed in Firozabad city at a distance of concerning 285 metric linear units west of Lucknow and about forty km east of Agra, the town of Taj Mahal.
District Congress Committee (Firozabad) president Sandeep Tiwari said the proposal was a district of the BJP’s techniques to divert attention from the most problems. “The BJP desires to divert attention from main issues given 2022 assembly elections. Firozabad is facing issues on the ability to provide front and drains are overflowing because of rains. The party desires to divert attention from problems with people,” he said.