Mughal emperor ‘descendant’ writes to UN in search of safety of Aurangzeb’s tomb

Final month, violence erupted in Nagpur throughout a rally which demanded the removing of Aurangzeb’s tomb, which is situated in Kuldabad of the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, previously Aurangabad.

Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, who has written to United Nations Secretary-Normal Antonio Guterres, claims to be the Mutawalli (caretaker) of the Waqf property the place the Mughal Emperor’s tomb resides. He stated that the grave has been declared a ‘Monument of Nationwide Significance’ and is protected beneath the Historic Monuments and Archaeological Websites and Stays Act, 1958.

“As per the provisions of the stated Act, no unauthorised development, alteration, destruction, or excavation might be undertaken at or close to the protected monument, and any such exercise could be deemed unlawful and punishable beneath legislation,” information company ANI cited the letter to the UN Secretary-Normal learn.

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Involved in regards to the tomb’s state, he demanded the deployment of safety personnel to guard it.

“Because of the misrepresentation of historic factions by way of movies, media retailers, and social platforms has enabled the manipulation of public sentiment, leading to unwarranted protests, hate campaigns and symbolic acts of aggression equivalent to burning of effigies,” he stated within the letter.

Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy additionally identified that worldwide legislation imposes an obligation to “safeguard and preserve cultural heritage for the good thing about current and future generations.”

“Any act of destruction, neglect, or illegal alteration of such monuments would quantity to a violation of worldwide obligations,” learn the letter, which cited India’s signing of the UNESCO Conference In regards to the Safety of the World Cultural and Pure Heritage, 1972.

Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy urged the UN Secretary-Normal’s workplace to take cognisance of the matter and direct the Central Authorities and ASI to make sure the grave of Aurangzeb be afforded “full authorized safety, safety and preservation in accordance with nationwide and worldwide legal guidelines.”