Uddhav Thackeray renamed Aurangabad & Osmanabad without prior consultation: Sharad Pawar
Sharad Pawar said that he learned about the decision only after it was taken by the then CM Uddhav Thackeray
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Mumbai, July 11: NCP chief Sharad Pawar has stated that the decision to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad was taken in the last cabinet meeting of the Uddhav Thackeray-led government, and this issue was not part of the MVA's common minimum program.
Sanjay Raut has responded to this issue saying that 'Pawar didn't disagree.' Raut said that Pawar raised no objections in this matter at all.
Pawar said that he was unaware of the move, adding that it was not a collective decision of the MVA.
"Had there been any decisions about Aurangabad's welfare, people would have been happy, he added. At the brink of its collapse in June, Shiv Sena-led govt decided to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad - a move that was first initiated by party founder Balasaheb Thackeray in 1988.
Aurangabad derives its name from Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. The demand for renaming this city stems from the fact that Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj - son of Chhatrapati Shivaji, was tortured to death by the Mughal emperor.
AIMIM did not like the renaming of Aurangabad and stated that the CM took this decision at the end of his tenure because he had no other achievement to showcase.
Pawar, who is on a two-day tour of Aurangabad, said that he learned about the decision only after it was taken by the CM. Thackeray, in his last cabinet meeting, which witnessed many MVA ministers walking out, approved renaming of Aurangabad and Osmanabad as Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv respectively.
Pawar said that he was unaware of the move, adding that it was not a collective decision of the MVA.
"Renaming these places was not part of the common minimum program of the MVA. I came to know about it only after the decision was taken. It was taken without prior consultation. Opinions were expressed by our people during the cabinet meeting over the proposal. But the decision was that of the (then) Chief Minister (Uddhav Thackeray)," said Pawar.
Aurangabad derives its name from Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. The demand for renaming this city stems from the fact that Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj - son of Chhatrapati Shivaji, was tortured to death by the Mughal emperor.
AIMIM did not like the renaming of Aurangabad and stated that the CM took this decision at the end of his tenure because he had no other achievement to showcase.