Aurangzeb, a polarisation gimmick
Police personnel prepare iftar at Aurangzeb’s tomb in Maharashtra’s Khultabad.
| Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini
Maharashtra has been embroiled in a controversy over the tomb of Aurangzeb, the 17th century Mughal ruler who was laid to rest in Khuldabad in Sambhajinagar district. The recent violence in Nagpur, the constituency of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and also of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, claimed one life and left dozens injured, including police personnel. Though the Nagpur Police Commissioner said that only a 800-metre stretch was affected by the violence, one third of the city continued to remain under strict curfew for days. The riots took place just a few days before Prime Minister Narendra Mo...