An ongoing agitation to protest the renaming of Maharashtra's Aurangabad will be halted ahead of a rally here on Sunday, said AIMIM leader Imtiaz Jaleel, claiming that attempts are being made to disturb communal harmony in the city.

"People are coming from outside (out of Aurangabad) to address the rally organized by Sakal Hindu Samaj. We have brought our agitation to a halt. Now it is the responsibility of the police to maintain peace," Jaleel told reporters after meeting city police chief Nikhil Gupta on Friday.