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Tipu Sultan junction renamed after
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
|February 22, 2026
In a heated general body meeting of the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC), the ruling BJP used its majority to officially rename the Tipu Sultan junction in Mira Road after freedom fighter Ashfaqulla Khan.
The decision sparked a political standoff, with the Congress party opposing the move and the Shiv Sena facing allegations of a “staged walkout” to indirectly assist the BJP.
This story is from the February 22, 2026 edition of The Free Press Journal - Mumbai.
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