While the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 8, locals were left wondering why the name Loknete DB Patil was missing from the plaque. The all-party action committee, which had earlier led major protests demanding that the airport be named after the late politician and social activist, has decided not to hold any agitation — at least till December.

Mahendra Gharat, member of the Loknete DB Patil International Airport Naming All-Party Action Committee, in an exclusive conversation with mid-day revealed that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has personally assured them that the name “Loknete DB Patil International Airport” had been agreed upon in principle.