Maharashtra News : Just before the assembly elections in Maharashtra, the Eknath Shinde government has taken a big decision. In the cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of CM Eknath Shinde, the name of Pune Airport has been changed, now it has been decided to name it Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj International Airport, Pune. Pune Airport is also known as Lohgaon Airport. Let us tell you that the suggestion to change the name of the new and existing airport of Pune was given by Muralidhar Mohol, he is an MP from here. He had said that the name of the existing airport should be Sant Tukaram and the new airport should be named Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.
Senior BJP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had said in a program a day earlier that the name of Lohgaon Airport will be changed, a proposal for this will be placed in the next cabinet. After the proposal is passed by the state cabinet, it will be sent to the central government for approval. At the same time, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari praised this proposal of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and said that it is an honor for me to be associated with this, I will try to get approval from Prime Minister Modi for changing the name.
