Eknath Shinde renames Aurangabad Sambhajinagar once more

BY A STAFF REPORTER:

Eknath Shinde stated that the previous decision made by the Uddhav Thackeray cabinet after they had already lost majority was illegal. The Maharashtra government renamed Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar, as former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray had done previously, on Saturday, after Eknath Shinde stated the previous decision taken in his previous cabinet was 'illegal.' Osmanabad has also been renamed Dharasiv,
while the Navi Mumbai airport has been renamed DB Patil. The Uddhav Thackeray Cabinet voted on June 29 to rename Aurangabad Sambhajinagar after Chhatrapati Sambhaji, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's eldest son. Uddhav Thackeray resigned as Chief Minister hours afterwards. "In its penultimate cabinet meeting before being reduced to a minority administration, the MVA government decided to rename Aurangabad Sambhajinagar. It was unlawful to have a cabinet meeting in such a scenario "On Friday, Eknath Shinde stated.

After Raj Thackeray's operation, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis paid a "courtesy visit" to his apartment on Friday. "We have a culture in Maharashtra of adhering to political decorum. He
was ill, so I paid him a visit. What's the big deal about it?" According to Fadnavis.