Dnyaneshwar or Gagarin, Debate on to Title Lalbaug Flyover
Sabtu, 11 Juni 2011 by Android Blackberry
Although the Russian Cultural Centre would like the Lalbaug flyover to get named right after Yuri Gagarin, the astronaut who was the initial male in space, the Shiv Sena has demanded which the flyover be identified as Sant Dnyaneshwar. The Sena also threatened repercussions if any federal government agencies tried to alter the title of the bridge. Curiously, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has supported the Shiv Sena on this matter.
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When the flyover was opened to website traffic recently, the naming ceremony has but to be carried out.
The Russian Cultural Centre has proposed the identify of astronaut Yuri Gagarin, fifty many years soon after he completed the initial journey into room on April 12. The move would strengthen Indo-Russian ties, it claimed. Alexy Novikov, consul general of Russia had already met chief minister Prithviraj Chavan and forwarded the request with regards to the naming on the bridge.
Shiv Sena nearby vibhag pramukh Ajay Chaudhary objected to your need. “The previously bridge was named right after Sant Dnyaneshwar, and so need to the new flyover given that it absolutely was produced in the exact same put. Sant Dnyaneshwar was the initial Marathi saint and founder in the Warkari community,” he explained. “If the civic administration or the MMRDA tries to change the name, the Shiv Sena will not be silent,” he warned.
Mangesh Sangale, MLA and MNS group leader while in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) also objected to Yuri Gagarin’s name for that bridge. “There is no issue of alter from the title. The bridge really should be referred to as Sant Dnyaneshwar’s identify,” he stated
