Congress and Shiv Sena, allies in the Maharashra government, are locked in a disagreement over renaming of Aurangabad city, The Indian Express reported on Sunday.
The Shiv Sena has rekindled its old demand of changing the name of Aurangabad (after Mughal ruler Aurangzeb) to Shambhajinagar (after Maratha ruler Shivaji’s son), in the lead up to the civic elections in the city.
“This demand was made by Balasaheb Thackeray,” Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut claimed on Sunday, according to NDTV. He changed the name to Sambhajinagar. Only the paper work is left.”
However, Maharashtra Congress President and the state’s Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat on Friday had said that the renaming was not part of the ruling alliance’s Common Minimum Programme and that his party will oppose the move, reported The Indian Express. Another state leader Sanjay Nirupam also echoed similar views on Saturday. “The government won’t work on personal agendas, but on the basis of the Common…