Maharashtra: Subhash Desai vs Narayan Rane on inviting CM for inauguration of Chipi airport

In a fresh tussle, the Shiv Sena and Union Minister and BJP leader Narayan Rane on Wednesday engaged in a war of words over the inauguration of Chipi airport in Sindhudurg.

Sena leader and Industries Minister Subhash Desai on Wednesday said that the airport will be jointly inaugurated by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on October 9. “Yesterday, the CM and Scindia had a discussion and it was decided that the airport will be inaugurated on October 9,” Desai told mediapersons.

Desai’s announcement comes a day after Rane said that while the airport will be inaugurated on October 9, it was not necessary to invite Thackeray for the same. “It is not necessary that the CM must remain present.