The renaming of the bridge after the Hindutva icon comes amid a slew of measures the Eknath Shinde government took in the past year. Ahmednagar has been renamed Ahilyanagar after Maratha queen Ahilya Devi Holkar. Aurangabad was renamed after Chhatrapati Shivaji s eldest son, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar. Similarly, Osmanabad was renamed Dharashiv. Versova-Bandra Sea Link Renamed As Veer Savarkar Setu, Says Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde.
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