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.
Congress will oppose any proposal to rename Aurangabad: Maharashtra president Balasaheb Thorat
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मुख्यमंत्र्यांच्या शुभेच्छा येणारे वर्ष आरोग्यदायी होण्यासाठी स्वयंशिस्तीचा निर्धार करा, मुख्यमंत्री उद्धव ठाकरे यांचे राज्यातील जनतेला खुले पत्र
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