Maharashtra: Congress opposes move to rename Aurangabad; Shiv Sena says resistance won t affect MVA
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut expressed confidence that the issue would be resolved when all the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies- Sena, NCP and Congress- sit together and talk.
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Two days after Maharashtra Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat said his party would strongly oppose any proposal that seeks to rename Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar, the Shiv Sena on Saturday said its resistance will not affect the three-party MVA government in the state.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut expressed confidence that the issue would be resolved when all the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies- Sena, NCP and Congress- sit together and talk.
Aurangabad Renaming Issue Should Not Be Used For Divisive Politics: Congress
During a recent visit to Aurangabad, Thorat had said his party would oppose any move to rename it.
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The issue of renaming Aurangabad must not be used for spreading hatred and dividing society, Maharashtra minister and state Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat said on Saturday.
The Shiv Sena, the Congress ally in the state government, had in the past demanded that Aurangabad in central Maharashtra be renamed as Sambhajinagar, after the elder son of warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Renaming Aurangabad becomes new flashpoint between Shiv Sena, Congress in Maharashtra
The Shiv Sena has been demanding that Aurangabad should be renamed after the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. However, the Congress has put its foot down saying it will oppose any such move.
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UPDATED: January 1, 2021 22:15 IST
The demand to rename Aurangabad was initially raised by the Shiv Sena but with the change of equations in Maharashtra s politics, the party has been caught on the wrong foot. (File photo of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray.)
Renaming of the historic city of Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar has become the latest source of friction between Maharashtra s ruling allies - the Shiv Sena and the Congress.