BJP Giving More Importance to Aurangzeb Than Shivaji Maharaj : Shiv Sena UBT

MUMBAI: Amid the growing demand in Maharashtra to remove Aurangzeb’s tomb, the opposition party Shiv Sena (UBT) has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of giving more importance to the Mughal emperor than Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

On Wednesday, Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) stated that the central government should revoke the protected monument status of Aurangzeb’s tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to prevent riots in the state.

In an editorial published in its mouthpiece Saamna, Shiv Sena (UBT) said that after the film Chhava, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Bajrang Dal, Vishva Hindu Parishad, and BJP’s "neo-Hindutva" supporters are vitiating the atmosphere over Aurangzeb’s tomb.

The film Chhava, starring Vicky Kaushal, is based on the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the second ruler of the Maratha Empire, who was killed by Aurangzeb.

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