By Admin 
Aurangzeb tomb: There has been a demand to remove the grave of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb once again in Maharashtra. Minister Sanjay Shirsat, while targeting Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi, said that he is the child of Aurangzeb. They should get a grave in their house.
At the same time, Shiv Sena Shinde faction MLA Shirsat said that the city where the grave of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb is located, will be renamed from Khuldabad to Ratnapur. In this regard, Sanjay Shirsat will meet Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and formally present this demand after a cabinet meeting today (Tuesday, April 8).
Where is Aurangzeb’s grave located?
Chhatrapati is the tomb of Aurangzeb in Khuldabad, about 25 km from the city of Sambhajinagar. The graves of Aurangzeb, his son Azam Shah, Nizam Asaf Jah and many others are located in this area. Recently, the movement started regarding this.
Many organizations including many ministers of Maharashtra, VHP and Bajrang Dal raised and demonstrated. However, after the violence in Nagpur, the voice of this slowed down.
What did Devendra Fadnavis say?
Then Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had clarified that this grave is a protected monument and cannot be removed, as well as said that Aurangzeb would not be allowed to be glorified.
Now that Minister Shirsat has placed a new demand, it will be important to see what the Chief Minister takes on this.
Shirsat also said last month, “There is no place in Maharashtra for the tomb of the cruel Emperor Aurangzeb, who harasses and killing Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.”
Shirsat said that Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar was earlier known as Khadi and later its name was changed to Aurangabad.
The Shiv Sena leader said, “Similarly Khuldabad was earlier known as Ratnapur. The names of many places were changed during Aurangzeb’s reign. We are going to change the name of Khuldabad to Ratnapur.
Government will form memorial
The patron minister of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district said, “We are in the process of changing the names of all the places in which ‘later’ (eg Auranga ‘). Ratnapur was changed to Khuldabad during Aurangzeb’s reign.
Shirsat said that the government wants to build a memorial there (in Khuldabad) in which the history of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his son Sambhaji Maharaj will be displayed.