more-inThough the Yogi Adityanath government is yet to change the name of the western Uttar Pradesh town of Deoband, BJP MLA from Deoband Brijesh Singh has already changed the name and is using ‘Deovrind’ in place of Deoband in congratulatory posters. The BJP MLA defeated his nearest rival Majid Ali of the BSP in the recent Assembly elections. In over a dozen hoardings put across the roads in Saharanpur and Deoband, where the BJP MLA thanked people for voting for him, Mr. Singh has showed Deoband as Deovrind. Deoband town in Saharanpur district is famous for Darul Uloom Deoband, the influential Islamic seminary of the Indian sub-continent, and also for Shri Bala Sundari Temple. It would be unfair if Deoband is known as a place where Darul Uloom Deoband is located,” said the BJP MLA.

Source: The Hindu March 22, 2017 19:18 UTC