Banda: All through the BJP-BSP alliance, Leader Minister Mayawati modified the identify of Chitrakoot to Shahu Ji Maharaj. The identify trade of Chitrakoot used to be antagonistic through Mulayam Singh Yadav, on his directions, the District Samajwadi Birthday celebration went on a steady speedy for 3 and a part months in Chitrakoot. Later Kalyan Singh changed into the Leader Minister. All through this, Mulayam Singh Yadav, who used to be the Protection Minister, had introduced to switch the identify of Shahuji Maharaj Nagar to Chitrakoot if the federal government used to be shaped after retaining a big public assembly in Chitrakoot. Alternatively, once he changed into the Leader Minister, Kalyan Singh modified the identify of Shahu Ji Maharaj Nagar once more to Chitrakoot.
This subject is from 1997, at the moment a coalition executive used to be shaped between BSP supremo Mayawati and BJP. 6-6 months used to be the situation of changing into Leader Minister. Within the first segment, Mayawati changed into the Leader Minister. He divided Banda district into two portions and renamed Karvi Chitrakoot as Shahu Ji Maharaj Nagar on 6 Would possibly 1997 and created a brand new district, during which Karvi and Mau tehsils have been integrated. The saintly saints have been agitated through the renaming of the holy town of Chitrakoot, the identify of Maryada Purushottam Lord Rama, to Shahuji Maharaj. Indignant sages had threatened to dedicate self-immolation if the identify of Shahu Ji Maharaj used to be no longer modified to Chitrakoot once more. No longer simplest this, Prakash Narayan Tripathi, who used to be a BJP MP from Banda Chitrakoot parliamentary constituency, had additionally introduced to dedicate self-immolation whilst supporting the saints.
Mulayam gave inexperienced sign to the motion
In the meantime, the Samajwadi Birthday celebration additionally began opposing the identify trade. The then Protection Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav gave the fairway sign to the district unit of the celebration to agitate, opposing the identify trade. Imtiaz Khan, then the district president of the Samajwadi Birthday celebration, took over the reins of the motion. He reached Chitrakoot and met the sages and the place you don’t want to dedicate self-immolation. Samajwadi Birthday celebration will struggle this combat.
The motion persevered for 3 and a part months
On this regard, former Samajwadi Birthday celebration President Imtiaz Khan says that when assembly the saints and saints, BJP MP Prakash Narayan Tripathi used to be additionally met. He additionally expressed his beef up on this motion. After this the celebration began a sit-in demonstration in Chitrakoot itself, which progressively changed into a steady speedy. This motion persevered for approximately 3 and a part months. All through this, Mulayam Singh Yadav, who used to be the Protection Minister, persevered to take updates and inspired the motion. Later he invited me to an match in Delhi and suggested me to finish the agitation. Additionally mentioned that for this I actually will come to Chitrakoot and cling a public assembly.
Mulayam addressed the Chitrakoot Naam Bachao rally, holding the promise, he addressed the rally on 13 October 1997 within the floor of an Inter School positioned in Chitrakoot. The identify of this rally used to be named Chitrakoot Naam Bachao Rally. Thru this rally, Mulayam Singh Yadav had mentioned within the public assembly that there’s a blended executive of BSP and BJP within the state. With the collusion of each, the identify of Chitrakoot of spiritual and mythological significance has been modified to Shahu Ji Maharaj. This has harm the feelings of the sages. If the SP executive comes, to begin with the identify of Shahu Ji Maharaj can be modified to Chitrakoot, returning the delight of Chitrakoot. In the meantime, underneath the settlement of BSP and BJP alliance, Kalyan Singh changed into the Leader Minister of the state and in view of the opposition of SP, he modified the identify of Shahu Ji Maharaj to Chitrakoot on 4 September 1998.
Record – Anil Singh
