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TMI BlogRow over Aurangzeb's tomb: Uproar in Maharashtra council as Shinde taunts Sena (UBT) MLCX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Row over Aurangzeb's tomb: Uproar in Maharashtra council as Shinde taunts Sena (UBT) MLC X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... legislative council on Tuesday. While addressing the council about the Nagpur violence, Shinde questioned the glorification of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, whose grave has become a point of contention with right-wing outfits demanding its removal. "Who is Aurangzeb? Why should we allow his glorification in our state? He is a blot on our history," the deputy chief minister said in his closing remark ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s. He said the Mughal emperor had offered Maratha king Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje a choice to convert to Islam, but the latter refused and was brutally tortured and killed. Shinde slammed state Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal's comparison of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's governance to Aurangzeb's rule. "Did Fadnavis ever torture anyone the way Aurangzeb did to his enemies?" he questio ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ned and turned towards Parab and asked if the chief minister had tortured him. Angered by the comment, Parab stood up and demanded the right to respond. Council chairman Ram Shinde, however, did not permit him to speak, and his microphone remained muted. Despite this, Parab, along with Leader of the Opposition Ambadas Danve, Sachin Parab, and other legislators, stood in protest, seeking permiss ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ion to counter Shinde's statements, but none of them were allowed to speak. Continuing his attack, Shinde said, "Anil Parab should not forget that whatever I did, I did openly, and I did it to save the Shiv Sena from those who sympathise with Aurangzeb (Congress). It was the Congress that provided protection to Aurangzeb's tomb." Multiple agencies, including the Enforcement Directorate, are prob ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ing a money laundering case linked to a resort owned by Parab's aide in Dapoli, and the legislator has been called several times for questioning. Referring to Parab's allegation that Shinde switched allegiance from the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) to the BJP out of fear of central agencies, Shinde shot back, "Even the US, after killing Osama bin Laden, ensured that he was not buried on land. They disp ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... osed him off in the sea to prevent any glorification." PTI ND ARU X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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