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Aaditya Thackeray Slams Centre for Delaying Navi Mumbai Airport Naming Proposal

The airport’s construction began in February 2018, and in 2022, the MVA government decided to honor Patil by naming the facility "Loknete Swargiya DB Patil International Airport."

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Aaditya Thackeray Slams Centre for Delaying Navi Mumbai Airport Naming Proposal 2

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray criticized the Union government for stalling the approval of a proposal to name the Navi Mumbai International Airport after late leader DB Patil. The recommendation, made by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in June 2022, remains in limbo, drawing ire from Thackeray.

The airport’s construction began in February 2018, and in 2022, the MVA government decided to honor Patil by naming the facility “Loknete Swargiya DB Patil International Airport.” However, the proposal has yet to receive clearance from the BJP-led Central government.

Marking DB Patil’s birth anniversary, Thackeray took to X (formerly Twitter), stating, “In June 2022, the MVA cabinet decided to name the Navi Mumbai International Airport as Shri DB Patil International Airport and forwarded the recommendation to the Union government. Over a year later, the decision still awaits approval.”

He questioned whether such delays were standard practice under the BJP government or a deliberate insult to Maharashtra, emphasizing that repeated reminders to the Union Civil Aviation Ministry over three years had been ignored.

On the late leader’s birth anniversary, Thackeray urged Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu to approve the proposal without further delay.

Thackeray also highlighted another pending naming proposal: the renaming of the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar airport to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport, which has been awaiting approval since 2020. He criticized the prolonged inaction as disrespectful to Maharashtra’s legacy and its leaders.

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