Decisions Taken In MVA Govt’s Last Cabinet Meet Will Be Upheld: Fadnavis

Mumbai: The newly-formed Maharashtra government, led by CM Eknath Shinde, will uphold the previous government’s decision to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad, as well as the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport, deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis announced on Monday.

“Whatever decisions were taken in the last cabinet (meet), about renaming, we’ll uphold those decisions as we’re of the same view. We’ll have to reaffirm those decisions as the last cabinet wasn’t as per the rules as the Governor had already asked the government to face a floor test,” Fadnavis said in the Maharashtra assembly, according to news agency ANI.

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The BJP leader was addressing the House after the new government got 164 votes in the 288-member Assembly, which got only 99 votes.

On June 29, which was its last cabinet meeting, the then ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance approved renaming Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar, Osmanabad to Dharashiv and Navi Mumbai airport after farmer leader DB Patil.

The move was seen as a last attempt by Shiv Sena supremo and then CM Uddhav Thackeray to take back MLAs of his party who had joined the Eknath Shinde-led rebellion against Thackeray. It was also reported that two Congress ministers in the cabinet Varsha Gaikwad and Aslam Shaikh had walked out of the meeting in protest against the move.

The state’s incumbent dispensation was sworn in on June 30. Till now, only the CM and deputy CM have taken an oath.

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