Updated On: 24 June, 2021 03:53 PM IST | Navi Mumbai | ANI
The protesters are demanding that the Navi Mumbai Airport should be named after the socialist leader, Dinkar Balu Patil, whereas, the Shiv Sena-led MVA government had earlier announced that it intends to name the airport after their founder, Balasaheb Thackeray

People protest at Belapur over renaming the Navi Mumbai Airport. Pics/ Pradeep Dhivar
A large number of people on Thursday staged a protest in Navi Mumbai over the naming of the upcoming international airport in the city.
Heavy security was deployed by the Navi Mumbai Police at the spot.