Maha: BJP MLA ‘resurrects’ demand to rename Ahmednagar as ‘Ahilyanagar’
[ad_1] Mumbai: A BJP MLA in Maharashtra has resurrected his demand to rename Ahmednagar as ‘Ahilyanagar’ – after the legendary warrior queen, ‘Punyashlok’ Ahilyadevi Holkar, here on Monday. BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar raised the plea on grounds that Ahilyadevi Holkar (1725-1795) was born in Chaundi village in Ahmednagar district to a Marathi family, and later…