Hyderabad: Telangana BJP spokesperson N V Subhash, on August 30, Wednesday proposed that the Khairatabad Assembly constituency should be renamed to ‘Ganeshpuri’, after the Hindu God Ganesh.
The BJP leader on Wednesday participated in a Bhagyanagar Utsav Committee meeting held in the constituency ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi.
“Participated in the Bhagyanagar Utsav Committee Meeting in #Khairtabad Constituency, as we approach the #Ganesh Festival. I stand firmly behind the proposal to rename it as ‘Ganeshpuri Assembly Constituency’. Let our regions resonate with the essence of our traditions,” he said in a post on X.
According to history, Khairatabad is named after Khairati Begum, the daughter of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah (1550-1580) and the wife of Hussain Shah Wali.
Khairati Begum’s tomb and mosque are listed on the Department of Telangana Heritage’s website as one of the ‘iconic monuments’ of the state.
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