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Nitesh Rane To Visit Mumbra For Kanwar Yatra Amid Rename Push

Nitesh Rane To Visit Mumbra For Kanwar Yatra Amid Rename Push
Nitesh Rane To Visit Mumbra For Kanwar Yatra Amid Push To Rename Thane Suburb As 'Mumbra Devi' · freepressjournal.in

Some people in India want to change the name of a town called Mumbra.

They want to call it Mumbra Devi, which means 'Goddess Mumbra.'

A politician named Nitesh Rane says the new name is a good idea.

He believes places should have Hindu names.

He talked about other towns whose names were already changed.

Rane is going to join a special religious walk called the Kanwar Yatra in Mumbra.

But another politician, Abu Azmi, does not agree.

He says the town needs better roads, schools, and clean water more than a new name.

Many families moved to Mumbra because homes there do not cost too much.

So the leaders are arguing about whether to change the name or fix other problems first.

Key facts

Minister
Nitesh Rane (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Proposed rename
Mumbra to Mumbra Devi
Location
Mumbra, Thane district, Maharashtra
Planned visit
Kanwar Yatra on Sunday, August 16, 2026
Rane's quote
"Mumbra will soon become Mumba Devi"
Opponent
Abu Azmi (Samajwadi Party)
Earlier renaming
Aurangabad to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar; Osmanabad to Dharashiv

Quotes

Nitesh Rane

Bharatiya Janata Party minister and former Maharashtra minister

“First, we were all Hindus. We, the people, are doing the work of re-Hinduisation. How did Islampur become Ishwarpur? And Mumbra will soon become Mumba Devi.”
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