Now, demand to rename Mainpuri district as Mayan Nagar

The zila panchayat of Mainpuri on Monday passed a resolution to rename Mainpuri as Mayan Nagar after sage Mayan who the panchayat members said founded the present day Mainpuri.

As per the procedure, the proposal would now be sent to state government which would take a final decision on the matter.

Earlier this month, the Firozabad district panchayat had passed a resolution demanding Firozabad be renamed as Chandra Nagar.

“One of the zila panchayat member had moved the proposal for renaming Mainpuri as

Mayan Nagar and the proposal was passed on Monday with 23 members supporting the motion and two opposing it,” Archana Bhadoria, the zila panchayat chairperson of Mainpuri said. It was first meeting after constitution of Mainpuri zila panchayat.

Mainpuri is located near Isan river and became a stronghold of Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav who won five elections from the constituency. Mulayam Singh also taught at an intermediate college in Mainpuri.

Earlier this month, a proposal to rename Firozabad as Chandra Nagar was passed by Firozabad zila panchayat. Locals believe that King Chandrasen lived in Firozabad and due to him it was earlier known as Chandravar Nagar till about 1560 AD.

“Later, a representative of emperor Akbar named Firoz Shah visited the area and the place was named after him as Firozabad. The demand to rename Firozabad as Chandra Nagar has been raised time and again,” a local resident said.