Maharashtra: Four Booked for Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Posters in Procession in Ahmednagar; Such Acts Won’t Be Tolerated, Says Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

Ahmednagar, June 5: Four people were booked for allegedly carrying posters of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb during a procession in Ahmednagar in Maharashtra, a video of which went viral, an official said on Monday. The Bhingar Camp police official said the procession was held in Fakirwada area at 9am on Sunday.

“Amid music and dance in the procession, four youth carried posters of Aurangzeb. An offence was registered against these four under Indian Penal Code for intention to incite a community to commit an offence against another community, hurting religious sentiments, as well as other offences,” he said. Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion Soon, Says Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis Day After Meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi.

Meanwhile, state Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said such acts will not be pardoned. “If someone flashes the poster of Aurangzeb, it will not be tolerated. In this country and state, our revered deities are Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj,” he said. Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, BJP To Contest Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Maharashtra Assembly Polls Together.

Maharashtra Nationalist Congress Party chief Jayant Patil said the state government must take appropriate steps to maintain law and order. Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Ambadas Danve alleged the government makes tall claims of strict action when such incidents come to light but fails to act.

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