‘No Muslims in Mustafabad’: UP CM Yogi Adityanath announces renaming village to Kabir Dham; cites heritage restoration

BAREILLY: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday announced that Mustafabad village in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh will be renamed Kabir Dham after he came to know that the settlement has no Muslim family.

Yogi arrived at the Vishwa Kalyan Ashram in Mustafabad village to participate in the ‘Smriti Prakatotsav Mela'. Addressing the crowd, he said, "Upon arrival, I asked about the village and came to know that it is named Mustafabad. I asked about the Muslim population here, and was told that no Muslim family lives here. I assured the residents that we will rename the village Kabir Dham."




Yogi said he asked the authorities concerned to send a proposal so that the place could be renamed as soon as possible. "In the past, the names of Ayodhya and Prayagraj were changed to Faizabad and Allahabad, respectively, to hurt religious sentiments of the people. This is not secularism but hypocrisy. When our (BJP) govt came to power, Ayodhya and Prayagraj regained their old, glorious heritage. Similarly, Mustafabad will now be known as Kabir Dham."

Mustafabad is in Gola Gokaran Nath Tehsil of Kheri district. According to the 2011 Census, the village comprises 77 families with a total population of 495, including 264 males and 231 females. Scheduled castes (SC) constitute 24.2 % of the total population, and there is no scheduled tribe (ST) population.

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The village has a mixed population of Brahmin, Yadav and Verma communities. The total population in the village is expected to reach around 600 by 2026.