Will changing names of places resolve issues like unemployment, asks AIMIM leader Imtiaz Jaleel

All India MajliseIttehadul Muslimeens AIMIM Maharashtra chief Imtiaz Jaleel on Saturday sought to know whether renaming of Aurangabad city as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar will end the problems faced by people residing there and also resolve issues like unemploymentHe also accused Chief Minister Eknath Shinde of being a puppet in the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP and said the split in the Shiv Sena has adversely affected the people of the stateThe Aurangabad MP was speaking to reporters in Navi Mumbai on the first day of his partys twoday national conventionThe Union government has approved the renaming of Aurangabad city as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and that of Osmanabad city as Dharashiv Chhatrapati Sambhaji the eldest son of warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was the second ruler of the Maratha state founded by his father Sambhaji Maharaj was executed on Aurangzebs orders in 1689Will changing the name of Aurangabad resolve the problems faced by citizens Now that its name has been changed the government should tell me if the people residing in Aurangabad will get water two times daily Even today the water is supplied every eight days he saidChanging the names of places will not change their history It will remain the same whether it is good or bad By changing names history cannot be altered he saidAlso Read Work happens on ground not online Maharashtra CM Shinde taunts UddhavWill the unemployed youths get jobs after the change in name and will there be a positive change in the lives of the farmers who commit suicide as they do not get good price for their crop Jaleel askedInstead of resolving these real issues or talking about them they are raking up emotive issues like changing names of roads buildings railway stations airports or cities People are kept engaged in such emotive issues and efforts are on to keep them away from serious issues he allegedSince the past several years the BJP and Shiv Sena have been doing this and they continue to do it even now We have opposed them and will keep opposing them But it does not not mean that we dont respect Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj or Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj These parties play dirty politics by taking the names of such iconic personalities which we have never done Jaleel addedTalking about the split in Shiv Sena he said I pray that it splits further into four groups so that we benefit from it Not only this but there should be a split in the BJPThe fight between the two Shiv Sena factions has adversely affected the people of Maharashtra he saidSena founder Bal Thackeray had protected the interests of the people of the state which Uddhav Thackeray and CM Shinde have failed to do Jaleel saidCM Shinde is a puppet in the hands of BJP leaders Amit Shah and Devendra Fadanavis he allegedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever