In a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Thackeray said the proposals were sent almost five years ago by the Maha Vikas Aghadi government that was in power from November 2019 - June 2022.
“Sir, I am writing to you seeking your intervention on an issue which is really simple, yet pending for the last 4 years due to the ill will of BJP towards Maharashtra. The MVA government had renamed the two airports during its tenure, and after that the proposals were sent to the Central government,” Thackeray junior of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) told Minister Naidu.
Aditya Thackeray has expressed hope that N. With Chandrababu Naidu's TDP joining the NDA, people are seeing inclusive voices in governance and believe that democracy will be protected.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (formerly, Aurangabad) was renamed 'Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport', and the airport to be built at Navi Mumbai was named 'D.B.' Kept. Patil International Airport', the former state minister said.
“Repeated requests were made to implement it, but the previous BJP government, which has been anti-Maharashtra, did not pay heed to the requests made by the MVA government and the citizens of Maharashtra,” Thackeray junior claimed.
Thackeray said the government has also started work for an airport in Palghar district, which could be the third airport for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, helping the region and the west coast of India in both passenger and cargo traffic. .
“Despite repeated requests this proposal was also ignored by the BJP…. You represent a strong regional force and understand the sentiments of the states, hope you will accept our requests and give honor and respect to the state of Maharashtra,” he said in the letter.
“Sir, I am writing to you seeking your intervention on an issue which is really simple, yet pending for the last 4 years due to the ill will of BJP towards Maharashtra. The MVA government had renamed the two airports during its tenure, and after that the proposals were sent to the Central government,” Thackeray junior of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) told Minister Naidu.
Aditya Thackeray has expressed hope that N. With Chandrababu Naidu's TDP joining the NDA, people are seeing inclusive voices in governance and believe that democracy will be protected.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (formerly, Aurangabad) was renamed 'Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport', and the airport to be built at Navi Mumbai was named 'D.B.' Kept. Patil International Airport', the former state minister said.
“Repeated requests were made to implement it, but the previous BJP government, which has been anti-Maharashtra, did not pay heed to the requests made by the MVA government and the citizens of Maharashtra,” Thackeray junior claimed.
Thackeray said the government has also started work for an airport in Palghar district, which could be the third airport for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, helping the region and the west coast of India in both passenger and cargo traffic. .
“Despite repeated requests this proposal was also ignored by the BJP…. You represent a strong regional force and understand the sentiments of the states, hope you will accept our requests and give honor and respect to the state of Maharashtra,” he said in the letter.
