Ahilyanagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated the expanded capacity of Dr Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Cooperative Sugar Factory in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar, and said that India's sugar cooperative sector has "immensely benefited" since the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government came to power at the Centre.

Earlier in the day, HM Shah also offered his prayers at the Shirdi Sai Baba Temple.

Addressing the event at Ahilyanagar, he said, "I am glad to be here in this region, which has now been linked with the name of Ahilya Bai. When Eknath Shinde was Chief Minister and Devendra Fadnavis was Deputy Chief Minister, the BJP-led government renamed Aurangabad after Ahilya Bai. Such decisions can only be taken by those who follow Chhatrapati's legacy.

"Today, I have come to

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