'Site Under ASI Protection': Fadnavis's Jab At Congress As He Backs Removal Of Aurangzeb's Tomb
Devendra Fadnavis has supported the removal of Aurangzeb's tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar but said it must follow legal procedures due to its protected status.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday backed the calls to remove Mughal king Aurangzeb’s tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, but said it has to be done under the purview of law, as the previous Congress regime put the site under ASI’s protection.
The Chief Minister’s remark came after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Satara MP Udayanraje Bhosale, a descendant of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, sought the removal of Aurangzeb’s tomb located in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.
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“We all also want the same thing, but you need to do it within the framework of the law because it is a protected site. The site was put under ASI’s (Archaeological Survey of India) protection during the Congress regime some years back," Fadnavis said during an event in Mumbai when asked about Bhosale’s demand.
Notably, Samajwadi Party’s Maharashtra MLA Abu Asim Azmi’s remarks eulogising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb recently kicked up a row.
Azmi was last week suspended from the Maharashtra legislative assembly till the end of the budget session on March 26 over his remarks praising Aurangzeb.
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