Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar on Saturday told the legislative council that the state government was “not happy” with Union minister Jitendra Singh’s remark made last month on not changing IIT Bombay’s name to IIT Mumbai.
The state government is not just unhappy, but it has written a letter to the Centre expressing its opinion on it, Shelar, who is Minister of Cultural Affairs, said.
Shelar, who belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was replying to a query raised by Shiv Sena (UBT) member Anil Parab about the government’s stand on Singh’s statement.
Addressing a function in the last week of November, Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Science and Technology, said, “As far as IIT Bombay is concerned, thank God it still is this name. You have not changed it to Mumbai. So that’s another compliment to you. And also true for Madras. It remains IIT Madras.”
The remark invited a sharp reaction from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, who said it shows the​Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar on Saturday told the legislative council that the state government was “not happy” with Union minister Jitendra Singh’s remark made last month on not changing IIT Bombay’s name to IIT Mumbai.
The state government is not just unhappy, but it has written a letter to the Centre expressing its opinion on it, Shelar, who is Minister of Cultural Affairs, said.
Shelar, who belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was replying to a query raised by Shiv Sena (UBT) member Anil Parab about the government’s stand on Singh’s statement.
Addressing a function in the last week of November, Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Science and Technology, said, “As far as IIT Bombay is concerned, thank God it still is this name. You have not changed it to Mumbai. So that’s another compliment to you. And also true for Madras. It remains IIT Madras.”
The remark invited a sharp reaction from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, who said it shows the ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
