Renaming of Aurangabad: Govt can’t run on private agenda, Cong tells Sena

Politics over the renaming of Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar intensified on Saturday, with Maratha activists hitting the streets in opposition to the Congress.
In Aurangabad, Maratha Kranti Morcha activists burned the effigy of Maharashtra Congress president and state Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat, who had opposed the renaming.
Ahead of civic elections in Aurangabad, the ruling Shiv Sena has but once more reignited its three decade outdated demand for renaming of Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar. With a watch on the upcoming ballot, the Shiv Sena is eager to undertake a decision on this regard within the state cabinet.
While the NCP has to this point maintained a stoic silence, the Congress is clearly not on board. On Friday, Thorat had made it categorically clear that his social gathering was against the proposal. “The renaming issue is not a part of the Common Minimum Programme (CMP). Renaming Aurangabad is not a part of it. We will be opposed to such things,” Thorat stated on Friday.
On Saturday, one other Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam fired a salvo on the Shiv Sena over the difficulty. “The renaming issue is an old agenda of the Shiv Sena. But this is a three party government. A CMP has been formulated for the functioning of government, and renaming isn’t a part of it. The government won’t work on personal agendas, but on the basis of the CMP,” stated Nirupam. Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, nonetheless, dismissed allegations of a rift in ruling coalition.

“There are no differences between the allies. We will sort the issue with our allies,” stated Raut. The BJP has been making an attempt to use the wedge for political beneficial properties.
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, too, has begun placing stress on the Shiv Sena on the difficulty.