Will write to PM Modi for removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's grave from Aurangabad: Shiv Sena MLA


PTI | Aurangabad | Updated: 06-03-2023 22:16 IST | Created: 06-03-2023 22:16 IST
Will write to PM Modi for removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's grave from Aurangabad: Shiv Sena MLA
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Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Shirsat, who owes allegiance to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, on Monday said he would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's grave be removed from Aurangabad city.

Shirsat termed as a ''biryani party'' a protest being held by the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) against the renaming of Aurangabad as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

A relay hunger strike, led by local MP Imtiaz Jaleel of AIMIM, is underway at the district collector's office here since March 4.

Speaking to the Marathi news channel ABP Majha, Shirsat claimed, ''This is not an agitation, but a biryani party and photos of this party have also gone viral. Muslims in Aurangabad don't have a problem with renaming. But the people of Hyderabad (AIMIM) have.'' ''Why do you (Jaleel) have a problem with the renaming of the city? Are you a descendant of Aurangzeb? AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi goes to the (Aurangzeb's) grave and bows,'' the Sena MLA said.

He said no day commemorating Aurangzeb should be observed and the remains of the Mughal emperor's grave should also be removed from Aurangabad.

''I would write to the prime minister with these demands. I will also meet the police commissioner, as Jaleel is trying to disturb peace and harmony in the city,'' Shirsat said.

Jaleel taunted the Shiv Sena leaders and called them weak.

''Their leader Balasaheb Thackeray never took anyone's permission. The Shiv Sena has become so weak that they need the permission of the prime minister,'' he said.

Meanwhile, four persons who allegedly flashed a painting of Aurangzeb during the anti-renaming rally at the collectorate here were booked on Sunday under section 153A of the Indian Penal Code for promoting enmity among group.

The BJP-led Union government recently approved the renaming of Aurangabad city as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad city as Dharashiv. Aurangabad derives its name from Aurangzeb, while Osmanabad was named after a 20th-century ruler of the princely state of Hyderabad.

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