National OBC Mukti Morcha Demands Renaming Pune As ‘Phule Nagar’, Seeks Bharat Ratna For Jyotiba Phule
Pune: The National OBC Mukti Morcha has demanded that Pune be renamed ‘Phule Nagar’ in honour of social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, marking his upcoming bicentenary. The organisation has also urged the state government to pursue the demand for conferring the Bharat Ratna posthumously on Phule. A delegation of the organisation's office-bearers recently met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in…
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