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Centres Approves Renaming Of Aurangabad And Osmanabad In Maharashtra

The state government which was then led by former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray approved the decision to change the names of the cities in the minister's last Cabinet meeting as the CM before his government collapsed in 2022

Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena (Shinde Faction) chief Eknath Shinde passed the resolution in October 2022
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The Central Government on Friday gave the nod to renaming바카라 웹사이트of Maharashtra's Aurangabad city as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and of Osmanabad city as Dharashiv. The Eknath Shinde-led government had passed a resolution to change the names of both cities and sent it to the Centre for its approval on October 20, 2022.

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The demand for changing the names of Aurangabad and Osmanabad was first voiced by바카라 웹사이트the late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray. The state government which was then led by former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray approved the decision to change the names of the cities in the minister's last Cabinet meeting as the CM before his government collapsed in 2022.

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Imtiyaz Jaleel had criticised the state government's decision.바카라 웹사이트Reacting to the Centre's approval for the same, the leader said, "Aurangabad is, was and will always be our city. Now wait for our show of strength for Aurangabad.바카라 웹사이트A massive morcha for our beloved city! Get ready Aurangabadis to defeat these forces (BJP) playing politics in the name of our city. We condemn and바카라 웹사이트we will fight."

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