Raj Thackeray urges PM Modi to change Aurangabad’s name to Sambhaji Nagar, bring Uniform Civil Code

Addressing an indoor rally at a hall in Pune, the MNS chief claimed he deferred his Ayodhya visit as developments around it were ploy to ’trap’ MNS workers into legal hassles Pune: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday claimed that political developments around his proposed Ayodhya visit were a ploy to “trap” his party workers into legal tangles and hence, he decided to defer his trip to the Uttar Pradesh city. Amid the controversy over an AIMIM leader’s recent visit to Mughal ruler Aurangzeb’s tomb in Aurangabad city of Maharashtra, the MNS leader appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Centre to change the name of Aurangabad to Sambhaji Nagar and to bring the Uniform Civil Code. On BJP parliamentarian Brij Bhushan Singh opposing his Ayodhya visit, Raj Thackeray said “How can one MP challenge the Uttar Pradesh chief minister?” The MNS chief also revealed that he was suffering from pain in leg and waist and has to undergo a hip bone surgery on 1 June. The MNS leader also termed AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi’s recent visit to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb in Aurangabad as “shocking” and hit out at NCP chief Sharad Pawar over the controversy.