Government won't allow Aurangzeb's glorification: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis
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Government won't allow Aurangzeb's glorification: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis

Hindustan Times  

Amid the ongoing row over Aurangzeb's tomb in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that while his government is obligated to protect the tomb as it is a protected site, it will not allow attempts to glorify the Mughal emperor's legacy. {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} His remarks come in the backdrop of Hindutva organisations and party leaders calling for the demolition of Aurangzeb's tomb which they described as "symbol of pain and slavery". {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} His remarks come in the backdrop of Hindutva organisations and party leaders calling for the demolition of Aurangzeb's tomb which they described as "symbol of pain and slavery". {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} Meanwhile, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Monday protested outside various government offices during the day and submitted memorandums for the removal of Aurangzeb's grave in Khuldabad. {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} Meanwhile, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Monday protested outside various government offices during the day and submitted memorandums for the removal of Aurangzeb's grave in Khuldabad.

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