How Aurangzeb’s Tomb Has Change into The Focus Of Maharashtra Politics | Aurangzeb Face-Off | Plain Converse – News18

The tomb of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, positioned in Khuldabad, Maharashtra, has as soon as once more grow to be a topic of political and ideological clashes. The controversy, fuelled by Hindu nationalist teams corresponding to Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), revolves round calls for to demolish the tomb, arguing that Aurangzeb was a tyrant who brutally persecuted Hindus and executed Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj in 1689.Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has taken a powerful stand in opposition to any glorification of Aurangzeb, additional igniting the talk. n18oc_politics