MUMBAI, Oct. 3 -- 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 Modi on October 8. "Until the airport is officially named after D B Patil, there will be no inauguration," Mhatre announced in Thane. "Chief minister Fadnavis visited Navi Mumbai and Thane last week but made no statement on the airport-naming issue." Although Mhatre and some others have announced a protest march, the ruling Mahayuti leaders from the area are taking a softer approach, relying on CM Fadnavis to sort things out. On Tuesday, senior BJP leader and former MP Ramseth Thakur, vice-president of the Loknete D B Patil NMIA All Party Action Committee-which has pushed for the demand over the past few years-distanced the committee from the morcha. "The Centre has confirmed that there is only one proposal under consideration," he said. Panvel BJP MLA Prashant Thakur, also a committee member, reiterated this, saying that the state had already passed a resolution and the Centre had acknowledged only one proposal. "If any other name is given, I will resign as an MLA."...