Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Saturday said that the demand to remove the tomb of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb is not right and appealed for peace in the State.
Addressing the recent violence in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev on Thursday condemned the glorification of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, calling him a symbol of cruelty and oppression.
The Congress party has distanced itself from leader Rekha Vinod Jain's remarks comparing Hindu deity Parshuram with Mughal ruler Aurangzeb, stating that her views do not align with the party's ideology.
A woman Congress leader in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district, Rekha Vinod Jain, has been served a show-cause notice for comparing Parshuram, a Hindu deity, with Mughal ruler Aurangzeb on social media.
Reacting to the demands by Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal to remove Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb's tomb, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said that the tomb is a symbol of the bravery of Marathas, and future generations should know about it.
Following his remarks, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar suspended Abu Azmi on Wednesday. A proposal was brought in the Maharashtra Assembly against Azmi's remarks.
Earlier on Wednesday, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar suspended Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi for the entire duration of the ongoing budget session over his remarks on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
After being suspended for the entire duration of the ongoing Maharashtra budget session over his remarks on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Azmi called the suspension "arbitrary" and alleged threats to his life and his family.
Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Azmi on Wednesday maintained that he did not intend to insult national heroes and that his suspension is unfair after he was suspended from the Maharashtra Assembly for the entire budget session over his remarks on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
She advised Azmi to take lessons and read books... or watch a movie like 'Chhaava' so that he could understand who Aurangzeb was and why there was a demand to suspend him.