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Aurangabad: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has shut Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb in Maharashtra for five days after a mosque committee in the area tried to lock the place, an official said on Thursday, May 19.
Two days prior, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) spokesperson Gajanan Kale had, in a tweet, questioned the need for the monument’s existence in the state and said it should be destroyed.
शिवरायांच्या भूमीत औरंगजेबाच्या थडग्याची गरज काय ?
जमीनदोस्त करा हे थडग … म्हणजे या अवलादी तिथे माथा टेकायला येणार नाहीत …माननीय बाळासाहेब ही हेच म्हणाले होते,बाळासाहेबांचे काहीच ऐकायचे नाही आहे का?
नाही तरी औरंगाबादच्या नामांतरावरून सरळ सरळ पलटी मारली आहेच #मामू— Gajanan Kale (@GajananKaleMNS) May 17, 2022
Later, a mosque committee in Aurangabad’s Khuldabad area, where the tomb is located, tried to lock the monument, which is protected by the ASI.
Subsequently, the ASI had deployed additional security guards at the monument.
संभाजीनगरला औरंगजेबाच्या कबरीला महाराष्ट्र सरकारने सुरक्षा पुरवली ?
निर्लज्जपणाचा कळस ? शिवरायांच्या स्वराज्यावर चालून येणाऱ्या,संभाजी महाराजांचा अतोनात हाल करणाऱ्याच्या थडग्याला सुरक्षा? लाज वाटली पाहिजे सरकारला हा निर्णय घेताना.
शिव-शंभू प्रेमी या हिंदूद्वेषी सरकारला धडा शिकवा— Gajanan Kale (@GajananKaleMNS) May 17, 2022
When contacted, the ASI’s Aurangabad circle superintendent Milan Kumar Chauley told PTI, “Earlier, the mosque committee tried to lock the place, but we opened it. On Wednesday, we took a decision to shut the tomb for next five days.”
“We will review the situation and then decide to open it or to keep it closed for another five days,” the official said.
Notably, AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi’s visit to the tomb earlier this month was criticised by the ruling Shiv Sena in the state as well as the Raj Thackeray-led MNS.
Days after Owaisi’s visit to the tomb, NCP chief Sharad Pawar had wondered if such an act was aimed at creating a new controversy in Maharashtra which is functioning peacefully.
(PTI)