Lucknow: UP minister and president of the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) Om Prakash Rajbhar has launched a scathing attack on the Yogi government for its name changing spree.
He has asked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to change the names of three of their Muslim leaders before changing the names of different towns and places in the state. Mr Rajbhar told reporters on Saturday that, “The BJP claims that it changed the names of Mughalsarai, Allahabad and Faizabad because they were named so by Mughal rulers. In that case, the party should also change the names of its Muslim leaders like Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Shahnawaz Hussain and UP minister Mohsin Raza”. The minister alleged that the names of places were being changed simply to divert attention from the issues related to backward and oppressed sections of society. “If Muslims are so unacceptable, then the government should also do away with the Grand Trunk Road, Red Fort and Taj Mahal,” he said.
