NOW Faizabad District Will Be Known As Ayodhya
AMN / AYODHAYA
Grand Diwali celebrations at Ayodhya set a world record by lighting over 3 lakh earthen lamps or diyas.
These diyas were lit on the banks of holy river Sarayu at Deepotsava in Uttar Pradesh.
The historic city of Faizabad will now be known as Ayodhya.
Earlier heritage town Ayodhya was part of the Faizabad district.
आज अयोध्या में दक्षिण कोरिया गणराज्य की प्रथम महिला किम जोंग-सूक जी के साथ राम की पैड़ी पर रिमोट के माध्यम से मुख्य दीप का प्रज्ज्वलन किया। pic.twitter.com/wJ3tfOw8IP
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) November 6, 2018
Addressing the large gathering at Deepotsava function in Ayodhya this evening, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath made this announcement.
He also announced that the under-construction Airport and Medical college in the city will be named after Shri Ram and Raja Dashrath.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath further said, State, as well as central government, is making all efforts for the development of Ayodhya.
“Ayodhya hamari aan baan shaan ka prateek hai, Ayodhya ki pehchan Bhagwan Ram se hai. (Ayodhya is our symbol of our pride and prestige). It owes its identity to Lord Ram,” said Yogi Adityanath.
The Faizabad district comprises the twin towns of Faizabad and Ayodhya on the banks of the river Saryu. The district will now be known as Ayodhya, said the chief minister.
He also announced a medical college that would be named after Lord Ram’s father in the epic Ramayana, Raja Dashrath. An airport in Ayodhya will be named after Lord Ram.
“I want to make sure that Lord Ram’s legacy lives forever,” explained the priest-politician, who took charge as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh after the BJP’s massive victory in state polls last year.
Yogi Adityanath, responding to criticism of his renaming spree, had said that a name matters. “Why are those protesting the change not named Raavan or Duryodhan? Why didn’t their parents name them ‘Raavan’ and ‘Duryodhan’ in that case? In this country, the name holds a lot of significance,” he said