Maharashtra govt gives nod to renaming Aurangabad as Sambhaji Nagar
The Maharashtra cabinet passed a resolution to rename the city Aurangabad as Sambhaji Nagar in honor of the Maratha king.
The Maharashtra cabinet passed a resolution to rename the city Aurangabad as Sambhaji Nagar in honour of the Maratha king.
The Maharashtra cabinet has approved the proposal to rename Aurangabad city to Sambhaji Nagar and Osmanabad to Dharashiv. The decision comes amid threats to the MVA government following the uprising of the Eknath Shinde-led group.
The demand was made during the cabinet meeting chaired by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday. Shiv Sena’s Maharashtra Transport Minister Anil Parab said that they demanded that Aurangabad city in central Maharashtra be renamed, Sambhaji Nagar.
A proposal related to this was brought into today’s meeting. The Maharashtra cabinet passed a resolution to rename the city of Aurangabad Sambhaji Nagar in honour of the Maratha king.
Earlier this month, CM Uddhav Thackeray had said that he would fulfil the promise made by Balasaheb and rename Aurangabad Sambhaji Nagar.
Addressing a rally in Aurangabad on June 8, Uddhav Thackeray said, “Hindutva is in our every breath… Lying is not our Hindutva, it is not what Balasaheb Thackeray taught us… Balasaheb Thackeray declared It was that the name of Aurangabad would be changed.” Sambhaji Nagar and I will fulfil this promise.”
