Aurangzeb’s Grave In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Beneath Guard As VHP Threatens Motion, Guests Face ID Checks – News18
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The Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar police has put up a number of safety posts from Khuldabad city entry to grave web site to stop any untoward incidents.
Safety preparations on the tomb of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb after Bajrang Dal and VHP’s protest demanding its removing from Maharashtra, in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. (IMAGE: PTI)
As requires the removing of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s grave intensify, the police administration has stepped up safety, making it necessary for guests to furnish their identification playing cards earlier than coming into the location in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, an official mentioned on Monday.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) staged protests at varied authorities workplaces throughout the day and submitted memorandums for the removing of Aurangzeb’s grave in Khuldabad.
Aurangzeb is remembered in Maharashtra for his battles with the Marathas, who resisted his expansionist ambitions. Maratha warrior king Shivaji Maharaj’s son, Sambhaji, was captured, tortured, and executed on his orders.
The Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar rural police division has carried out a number of safety posts from the entry level to Khuldabad city to the grave web site.
An official mentioned a State Reserve Police Pressure (SRPF) firm of fifty policemen, 30 personnel from native police and 20 House Guards have been deployed at varied factors and the grave web site.
Vacationers visiting the grave now have to jot down their names in a guests register stored with a crew of House Guards and must furnish identification paperwork, he mentioned.
Parvez Kabeer Ahmed, the caretaker of the grave, mentioned, “The scenario right here is peaceable, and folks shouldn’t consider in rumours. Footfall of holiday makers has gone down after the calls for to demolish the grave have come up. The footfall is normally low throughout Ramzan. Almost 100 folks go to every day, however the quantity has gone down for the reason that problem was raised.” The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) staged protests at authorities workplaces in numerous elements of Maharashtra and submitted memorandums for the removing of Aurangzeb’s grave.
Within the memorandum addressed to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the VHP said that Aurangzeb had killed two sons of Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh as a result of they refused to transform, tortured and killed Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj and demolished temples in Kashi, Mathura, Somnath.
“Any memorial of Aurangzeb is an emblem of ache and slavery, so the grave ought to be demolished utterly,” it mentioned.
In case of presidency inaction, the VHP warned that it might march to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district and demolish the grave.
The correct-wing organisation held comparable agitations in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Nagpur and suburban areas of Mumbai.
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