The Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) Government on Wednesday decided to name the Rs 55,335 crore Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Mahamarg (Mumbai-Nagpur Super Communication Expressway) after late Sena chief Bal Thackeray.
Acting on a proposal to this effect made by PWD Minister Eknath Shinde, the State Cabinet — at a State Cabinet meeting presided over Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, gave a formal nod to the proposal.
The previous BJP-led saffron alliance government had wanted to name the Mumbai—Nagpur Super Communication Expressway (MNSCE) after late Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. However, the Shiv Sena —which was earlier constituent of the ruling saffron alliance – had demanded that the Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway be named after late its chief Bal Thackeray. Caught in a dilemma, then Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had put the decision on hold.
