
Thousands turn up for protest march over naming of airport
The Hindu
Thousands of people from Raigad, Thane, Mumbai and Palghar districts took out a ‘mashal morcha’ (torch march) on Monday, demanding that the proposed Navi Mumbai airport be named after late Peasants an
Thousands of people from Raigad, Thane, Mumbai and Palghar districts took out a ‘mashal morcha’ (torch march) on Monday, demanding that the proposed Navi Mumbai airport be named after late Peasants and Workers’ Party leader D.B. Patil. The protest started at Uran’s Jasai village where Patil, who had fought for farmers and project-affected people, hailed from. “The march was taken out in a peaceful manner. We request the State government again to consider locals’ demand and name the airport after our late leader Patil,” Dashrath Patil, president of Navi Mumbai Airport All Party Action Committee, said.More Related News

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