Aurangabad : Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday approved the renaming of Aurangabad to Sambhaji Nagar. Even as the Maharashtra government hangs by a thread, the state cabinet led by Uddhav Thackeray today approved renaming of Aurangabad to Sambhaji Nagar.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, along with other ministers including Aaditya Thackeray, held the Cabinet meeting at Mantrayala in Mumbai.
Renaming it after Sambhaji has for long been the party's demand. The timing is crucial as the rebel group led by Eknath Shinde is challenging Team Thackeray on the plank of ideology.
The cabinet also decided to name a new airport in Navi Mumbai After DB Patil, a leader of the people displaced to build the satellite town; and to rename the city of Osmanabad to Dharashiv.
The major cabinet decision comes amid pressure on the party which has been accused by rebel MLAs led by Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde of compromising with its core ideology of Hindutva.
During the meeting, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray thanked all the ministers and bureaucrats for their cooperation for the last two and half years.
He also said that his own people have brought upon this situation on him.
He also said that his own people have brought upon this situation on him.
"CM Uddhav Thackeray further said that he received the support of Congress and NCP but unfortunately he didn't get the support of his own party's people," NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Jayant Patil said after the state cabinet meeting.
"Thackeray said that all 3 parties came together and did good work in 2.5 years. He expressed his gratitude to all parties. Tomorrow, vote of confidence will take place and it will be decided if it's the end or not," he added
