Ahmednagar to be renamed as Ahilya Nagar : CM Eknath Shinde
Pune: During an event in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced that Ahmednagar will be renamed as Ahilya Nagar soon.Â
This decision is in honor of Ahilyabai Holkar, the queen of the Maratha Empire, who was born in Chondi village in Ahmednagar district. The announcement coincided with Ahilyabai Holkar’s 298th birth anniversary, which is also celebrated as Ahilyabai Holkar Jayanti.
The event was attended by Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar, and others.
The renaming of Ahmednagar was demanded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in February, following the renaming of Aurangabad and Osmanabad as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Dharashiv, respectively, by the government.
