In 2018, the Uttar Pradesh government had authorized the renaming of Faizabad and Allahabad divisions as Ayodhya and Prayagraj respectively. The selection was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet presided more than by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Prayagraj division comprises Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Fatehpur and Pratapgarh districts, even though Ayodhya division consists of Ayodhya, Ambedkarnagar, Sultanpur, Amethi and Barabanki districts.
He added, “Under the guidance of PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah repealed Article 370, giving full freedom to the people of Hyderabad and Telangana to purchase land in Jammu and Kashmir.”
Taking a jibe at the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, Adityanath mentioned, “In Bihar, a newly-elected MLA of AIMIM declined to utter word ‘Hindustan’ during oath-taking. They will live in Hindustan but when it comes to taking oath in the name of Hindustan, they hesitate. This shows the true face of AIMIM.”