Thousands protest over naming of airport
The Hindu
Project affected people want site in Navi Mumbai to be named after D.B. Patil
Thousands of people from Raigad, Thane and Palghar districts of Maharashtra gathered on Palm Beach Road and staged a protest on Thursday demanding that the under-construction Navi Mumbai international airport be named after the late Peasants and Workers’ Party (PWP) leader and parliamentarian Dinkar Balu Patil, who was popularly known as D.B. Patil, by August 15. Protesters from Uran, Panvel, Thane and Mumbai converged on Palm Beach Road and near Killa junction outside the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters. The demonstrators, including project affected people, registered their protest over a proposal to name the airport after Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray by dancing, playing musical instruments, and performing Vatt pooja. “The performances are part of our culture and it was showcased to display our unity against this decision. Just like our art and culture, D.B. Patil too is an integral part of our lives. Whatever we are today is because of his struggle for the project affected people of Navi Mumbai. We are the sons of the soil and the government cannot ignore our pleas,” said a protester from Uran.More Related News