Nagpur Violence Live Updates: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis speaks during the Budget session of the state Assembly, in Mumbai. (Maharashtra Assembly via PTI Photo)Aurangzeb Tomb Nagpur News Highlights: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis again condemned the Nagpur violence on Wednesday. “Those who attacked police during the arson in Nagpur will be dug out from their graves. Attacks on police are unpardonable. They will get the strictest punishment. We won’t spare them,” Fadnavis said in the Assembly while replying to a debate on the Budgetary demands of the Home department. Wednesday also saw eight members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal surrender to Kotwali police and later get bail. A combing operation continued in Nagpur’s Bhaldarpura area, an old city locality, on Wednesday evening. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone II, Mahak Swami, a total of 33 accused have been arrested. Of the 51 individuals named in the FIR registered at Ganeshpeth Police Station, 29 were arrested, while five juveniles were released.
What triggered the violence?: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) staged protests across various government offices Monday and submitted memorandums for removing Aurangzeb’s tomb in Khuldabad. In the memorandum addressed to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the VHP stated that Aurangzeb had killed two sons of Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh because they refused to convert, tortured and killed Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj and demolished temples in Kashi, Mathura and Somnath.
What did Maharashtra CM Fadnavis say: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis claimed the violence was premeditated, and attributed the “heightened emotions” to the release of the movie Chhava, which depicted the brutal atrocities committed by Aurangzeb against Sambhaji Maharaj. On Monday, he said that the government is obligated to protect Aurangzeb’s tomb which is a protected site, but it won’t allow attempts to glorify his legacy through “mahima mandan”.
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