Maharashtra: Eknath Shinde cabinet approves renaming of Aurangabad, Osmanabad cities

By PTI

MUMBAI: The Eknath Shinde-led authorities in Maharashtra on Saturday gave a cabinet approval to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad cities as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv respectively.

The choice to rename these cities was taken within the earlier Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities’s final cabinet assembly chaired by the then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on June 29, simply earlier than he resigned.

However, Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who had been sworn in on June 30, had mentioned the Thackeray-led dispensation’s choice to rename these locations was unlawful because it was taken by it after the governor had requested it to show majority within the state Legislative Assembly.

During the cabinet assembly chaired by Thackeray final month, Aurangabad was renamed as Sambhajinagar, however the Shinde authorities on Saturday added ‘Chhatrapati’ prefix to it.

At current Shinde and Fadnavis are the one two members within the cabinet as its enlargement continues to be pending.

An announcement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) mentioned the minutes of the June 29 cabinet assembly (chaired by Thackeray) had been authorised by the brand new authorities (led by Shinde) on the cabinet assembly held on Saturday.

The minutes had come for approval earlier than the brand new authorities, which had directed the administration to re-submit the proposal, it mentioned.

“The fresh proposal approved by the cabinet today will be sent to the Centre, after which the renaming of both the cities will be done at the divisional, district, taluka, municipal corporation and council levels,” it mentioned.

The cabinet additionally authorised the choice to call the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport after farmer chief D B Patil. This choice was additionally taken by the Thackeray-led cabinet final month.

The CMO assertion mentioned the administration was requested to submit a recent proposal concerning the airport’s title, which was authorised on Saturday.

The Navi Mumbai airport is being developed as a greenfield airport unfold over 1,160 hectares by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) underneath a public-private partnership.

The MVA authorities comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress collapsed on June 29 after Thackeray resigned as chief minister, days after Shinde raised a banner of revolt towards the Sena management.

Shinde took oath because the chief minister the subsequent day.

MUMBAI: The Eknath Shinde-led authorities in Maharashtra on Saturday gave a cabinet approval to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad cities as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv respectively.

The choice to rename these cities was taken within the earlier Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities’s final cabinet assembly chaired by the then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on June 29, simply earlier than he resigned.

However, Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who had been sworn in on June 30, had mentioned the Thackeray-led dispensation’s choice to rename these locations was unlawful because it was taken by it after the governor had requested it to show majority within the state Legislative Assembly.

During the cabinet assembly chaired by Thackeray final month, Aurangabad was renamed as Sambhajinagar, however the Shinde authorities on Saturday added ‘Chhatrapati’ prefix to it.

At current Shinde and Fadnavis are the one two members within the cabinet as its enlargement continues to be pending.

An announcement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) mentioned the minutes of the June 29 cabinet assembly (chaired by Thackeray) had been authorised by the brand new authorities (led by Shinde) on the cabinet assembly held on Saturday.

The minutes had come for approval earlier than the brand new authorities, which had directed the administration to re-submit the proposal, it mentioned.

“The fresh proposal approved by the cabinet today will be sent to the Centre, after which the renaming of both the cities will be done at the divisional, district, taluka, municipal corporation and council levels,” it mentioned.

The cabinet additionally authorised the choice to call the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport after farmer chief D B Patil. This choice was additionally taken by the Thackeray-led cabinet final month.

The CMO assertion mentioned the administration was requested to submit a recent proposal concerning the airport’s title, which was authorised on Saturday.

The Navi Mumbai airport is being developed as a greenfield airport unfold over 1,160 hectares by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) underneath a public-private partnership.

The MVA authorities comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress collapsed on June 29 after Thackeray resigned as chief minister, days after Shinde raised a banner of revolt towards the Sena management.

Shinde took oath because the chief minister the subsequent day.