Prakash Ambedkar, president of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, reached Aurangzeb’s tomb in Khuldabad on Saturday. At present, the politics of changing the name of Aurangabad district in Maharashtra has become very hot. Some time ago, this matter had caught fire and there was arson in many areas. In such a situation, there is a possibility of a new controversy arising from the arrival of Prakash Ambedkar’s tomb.
There has been a ruckus in Maharashtra regarding Aurangzeb for a long time. There was violence even when posters and statuses of Aurangzeb were put up. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde had demanded that Aurangzeb’s tomb should be shifted from here to Hyderabad. At the same time, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) had shown interest in making a political settlement with Prakash Ambedkar.
Prakash Ambedkar reached Sambhaji Nagar
Significantly, Prakash Ambedkar had come to attend a program in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar district on Saturday. After the program Prakash Ambedkar along with party workers went to Aurangzeb’s tomb. The special thing is that Prakash Ambedkar has come to see Aurangzeb’s grave at a time when Aurangzeb’s name has become a topic of discussion in Maharashtra politics. In Maharashtra, in recent days, there was a ruckus in Kolhapur, Ahmednagar and Latur districts of Maharashtra for posting Aurangzeb’s picture on social media. Many people were also arrested for posting Aurangzeb’s status in all the three districts. Fierce political statements were also made regarding Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan.
BJP verbally attacked Uddhav Thackeray
At the same time, BJP has made this matter a big issue. BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde) have sought clarification from Uddhav Thackeray while challenging ‘Hindutva’. On this, former MP Prakash Ambedkar said that he had reached the tomb only as a tourist destination.