NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Congress Chief Harshvardhan Spak called Prime Minister Devendra Fadnavis “equally cruel as Aurangzeb”, fanning the political flame by Emperor Mogol that has lately been a political dispute center.
The ruler Mahayuti led by BJP lashed out at the head of the State Congress, qualifying his comment as “Insult to Maharashtra.”
Amid the furious controversy about Aurengzeb and his tomb, Sapkal said Sunday: “Aurengzeb was a cruel ruler. Today, Prime Minister Devendra Fadnavis is an equally cruel ruler. He always takes support from issues related to religion, but does nothing about cases such as the murder of Sarpanch Santosh Despmukh.”
Contenting Spakal’s statement, Pravin Darekar raised the problem at home as soon as the session of the day began and said: “Compare the prime minister, who governs the state efficiently, with Aurengzeb is a very condemnable act and an insult with Maharashtra.”
Darekar also demanded that a case be presented against Sapkal and that strict measures be taken to set an example, according to the PTI news agency.
The opposition leader, Ambadas Danve, expressed his disapproval of personal attacks, but accused the Government of having a “aungzeb mentality.”
The leader of Congress, Bhai Jagtap, however, refuted the accusations, claiming that Sapkal never made such a statement.
The Minister of Income, Chandrashekhar Bawankule, assured the state assembly that the Government would seriously consider a strict action against Sapkal for its “objectable” comments.
Fadnavis’s recent comment about Aurengzeb
Fadnavis said everyone is in favor of eliminating Aurengzeb’s tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, but there are legal restrictions since the Congress government previously placed the site under the archaeological study of Indian protection.
The matter caught the attention after the parliamentarian Satara of BJP, Udayanraje Bhosale, who descends from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, advocated the elimination of the tomb of King Mogol located in the district of Chhatrapati Sambhajinar.
Controversy after Abu Azmi’s comment
The Samajwadi MLA ABU Azmi party was found in the center of a heated controversy after its comments in Aurengzeb praise. Azmi, who represents the circumscription of Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar, made the comments while arguing the historical representations in the Bollywood Chhava movie.
Azmi said that the story had been misrepresented and that Aurangzeb was not a cruel ruler. “An incorrect story is being shown. Aurengzeb built many temples. I do not consider it a cruel ruler.
The battle between Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj and Aurengzeb was about the state administration, not about a religious conflict between Hindus and Muslims, “said Azmi.
Subsequently, Azmi faced the suspension of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly until the conclusion of the budget session on March 26, after his statements in support of Aurengzeb.
Who was Aurengzeb?
Aurengzeb was the sixth ruler of the Mughal Empire, who reigns from 1658 to 1707. He was the son of Emperor Shah Jahan and is known for expanding the Mogol Empire until its greater territorial extension, covering almost the entire Indian subcontinent.
Unlike its predecessors, Aurengzeb followed a more orthodox Islamic rule, enforcing religious policies that included the reintroduction of Jizya’s tax on non -Muslims and restrictions on certain cultural practices.
