‘CM Shinde puppet of BJP’s Amit Shah, DCM Fadnavis’

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First India Bureau

Thane: Maharashtra chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party, Imtiaz Jaleel, on Saturday sought to know whether renaming of Aurangabad city as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar will end the problems faced by people residing there.

He also accused Chief Minister Eknath Shinde of being a “puppet” in the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said the split in the Shiv Sena has adversely affected the people of the state.

The Aurangabad MP was speaking to reporters in Navi Mumbai on the first day of his party’s two-day national convention.

Sena founder Bal Thackeray protected the interests of people, which Uddhav Thackeray and CM Shinde have failed to do, said Jaleel.

“CM Shinde is a puppet in the hands of BJP leaders Amit Shah and Devendra Fadnavis,” he alleged.

The Union government has approved the renaming of Aurangabad city as “Chhatra- pati Sambhajinagar” and that of Osmanabad city as “Dharashiv”.

Chhatrapati Sambhaji, the eldest son of warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was the second ruler of the Maratha state founded by his father. Sambhaji Maharaj was executed on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s orders in 1689.

“Will changing the name of Aurangabad resolve the problems faced by citizens? Now that its name has been changed, the government should tell me if the people residing in Aurangabad will get water two times daily. Even today, the water is supplied every eight days,” he said.

Talking about the split in Shiv Sena, Jaleel said, “I pray that it splits further into four groups so that we benefit from it. Not only this, but there should be a split in the BJP.” The fight between the two Shiv Sena factions has adversely affected the people of Maharashtra, he said. Sena founder Bal Thackeray had protected the interests of the people of the state, which Uddhav Thackeray and CM Shinde have failed to do, Jaleel said.

Will the unemployed youths get jobs after the change in name and will there be a positive change in the lives of the farmers who commit suicide as they do

The BJP and Shiv Sena have been doing this for years and they continue to do so now. We have opposed them and will keep opposing them. But it does not mean that we don’t respect Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj or Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. These parties play dirty politics, which we have never done.

—Imtiaz Jaleel, AIMIM

not get good price for their crop? Jaleel asked.

“Instead of resolving these real issues or talking about them, they (BJP) are raking up emotive issues like changing names of roads, buildings, railway stations, airports or cities,” he alleged.

Entire dist of Aurangabad to be renamed, Fadnavis responds to Opposition’s backlash

First India Bureau Mumbai: The rechristening of Aurangabad to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar is not limited to the city but the entire district, said Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Saturday. His clarification came after Shiv Sena – Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Ambadas Danve raised question about the renaming of Aurangabad and Osmanabad.

Fadnavis also said that the process for renaming Aurangabad to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad to Dharashiv is underway after the Centre gave nod for the same.

“The renaming of Chhatrapati Samb haji Nagar is for the entire Au rangabad dis trict. We don’t do anything halfheartedly. We don’t leave an