CM Yediyurappa in Mangaluru expresses confidence of winning both by-polls constituencies
Mangaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister, BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday told reporters that his party will emerge victorious in both the assembly seats that recently underwent by-poll elections adding that he was confident of defeating Congress in both constituencies.
He was speaking to media persons at Mangaluru International Airport after arriving in the city to attend BJP’s Executive Committee meeting which will be held on Thursday.
Deputy CM Govind Karjol, Minister R Ashok, DK District In-Charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary, MLA Vedavyas Kamath, Dr. Bharat Shetty, Umanath Kotian, BJP DK President Suradshan and others received the CM at the airport.
The CM will stay at the circuit house in the city and will attend BJP’s executive committee meeting.
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HC dismisses pleas against Maharashtra govt's decision to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad
Mumbai (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed a bunch of petitions challenging the Maharashtra government's decision to rename Aurangabad district as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad as Dharashiv.
A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Arif Doctor said the notification issued by the state government does not warrant any interference.
"We have no hesitation to hold that the notification issued by the state government renaming Aurangabad and Osmanabad does not suffer from any illegality or any legal vice," the bench said.
The petitions are devoid of merits and hence stand dismissed, the high court said.
In 2022, the Maharashtra cabinet headed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde approved the name of Aurangabad as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad as Dharashiv.
On July 16, 2022, a Government Resolution was passed by the two-member cabinet for changing names and then forwarded to the central government.
In February 2023, the Union Home Ministry gave a no objection letter for changing the names of the cities and districts and thereafter, a gazette notification was issued by the state government changing the names of Aurangabad and Osmanabad.
Several petitions were then filed by Aurangabad residents challenging the government's decision to rename the place as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Another PIL was filed by 17 residents of Osmanabad against the government's decision to rename it as Dharashiv.
Both the petitions termed the government's decision as "politically motivated".
The Maharashtra government had opposed the pleas, claiming the two places were renamed due to their history and not for any political reasons.
