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NEW DELHI: In its bid to close the demand for changing the name of Meerut district to Pandit Nathuram Godse Nagar and renaming of Ghaziabad and Muzaffarnagar districts, the board of revenue of Uttar Pradesh government has sought immediate response of the three district magistrates.

According to the letter, there was a reference to change the name of Hapur as Mahant Avaidyanath Nagar and Ghaziabad as Mahant Digvijay Nagar in the Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS) of Uttar Pradesh government.

Sources said the district administration of Hapur has turned down the request to rename the district after the guru of CM Yogi Adityanath . The letter does not mention what name change is being sought for Muzaffarnagar. While three reminders from Lucknow in the past four months has raised anxieties among officers in the districts, board officials said they need to close the case (complaints or demand raised by people or organisations) within a limited time frame. The last reminder was issued on December 2.

“If we don’t close the references with the deadline, then these will get reflected as outstanding issues and we have to give explanation when these are taken up during review meetings by the CM. Whenever there is such a demand or request the government refers them to the district administration for their comment. The government takes a decision based on historical facts and other considerations,” said an official.

UP officials said they get many demands and requests on the ‘Jansunswai’ portal and these are referred to the IGRS.“It’s difficult to say who or which organisation has made this demand,” a source said. Though an outfit claiming itself to be Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha in Meerut had demanded renaming Meerut after Godse on November 15, Vratadhar Ramanuj Jeeyar Swami Tridandiji, who is president of the organisation told TOI that they never raised this issue.

