The Shiv Sena -led Maharashtra authorities Wednesday cleared a proposal to rename Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad as Dharashiv.
Confronted with a vote of confidence that's prone to happen Thursday, the renaming is seen as an effort by the Shiv Sena to burnish its hindutva credentials in what might be its final main resolution within the 31 month-old Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi authorities.
The Shiv Sena’s resolution to rename the 2 cities comes at a time when it's going through a critical political disaster with a big chunk of the social gathering MLAs having abandoned the Sena.
The rebelling MLAs have, over the previous week, questioned the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena’s dedication to Hindutva stating that the social gathering is steadily being weaned away from its core ideology on the behest of secular events just like the Congress and the NCP.
The cupboard additionally cleared a proposal to call the upcoming Navi Mumbai Worldwide airport after the late DB Patil, the leaders of the Challenge Affected Individuals of Raigad and Thane district. 📣 Be part of our Telegram channel ( The Indian Express ) for the newest information and updates For all the newest Mumbai News , obtain Indian Express App. source