Lucknow, As part of its campaign to erase the footprints of Muslims from India, the BJP-ruled Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is planning to change the name of Aligarh city.
The Municipal Corporation has decided to change the name of Aligarh to Harigarh.
The city Mayor, Prashant Singhal, has revealed plans to submit a proposal to the state government for official endorsement, English newspaper The Hindu reported.
This move would add Aligarh to the list of several other places in Uttar Pradesh whose Muslim names have been changed by the BJP-led state government in recent years. Allahabad has been renamed as Prayagraj and Faizabad district as Ayodhya district.