Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated the expanded facility of the Pravara Sugar Factory in Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, and unveiled the statues of Padma Dr Vithalrao Vikhe Patil and Padma Bhushan Balasaheb Vikhe Patil.

Addressing the program organised in Ahilyanagar, the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation said that only the followers of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj could have the courage to rename Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar and Ahmednagar as Ahilyanagar — the followers of Aurangzeb do not have such courage.

He said that this time, more than 60 lakh hectares of farmland and crops in Maharashtra have been destroyed due to heavy rains. He said that under the Centre’s share for the financial year 2025-26, Rs 3,132 crore has been allocated

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