India, Oct. 2 -- With the Navi Mumbai International Airport expected to be inaugurated in the next few days, local political leaders and outfits in Raigad and Thane districts are gearing up to demand that it be named after the late D B Patil. Patil was a politician who led the agitation of people in Raigad against the acquisition of their land for building the satellite city.

Bhiwandi MP Suresh Mhatre on Tuesday announced a march to the airport site on October 6 and also threatened to block its inauguration if the notification for naming was not issued by the central government. The airport is likely to be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on October 8.

"Until the airport is officially named after D B Patil, there will be no inauguration,...