Muslims In India Not Descendants Of Aurangzeb; Our King Is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj: Devendra Fadnavis Amid Row

Akola: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has mentioned that no Muslim in India is a descendant of Aurangzeb and nationalist Muslims within the nation don’t recognise the Mughal emperor as their chief. He additionally hit out at Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar for visiting Aurangzeb’s tomb in Aurangabad district and questioned Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray whether or not he accredited his act. 

Earlier this yr, Thackeray and Ambedkar solid an alliance. The VBA chief’s go to to the tomb on Saturday happened towards the backdrop of protests and clashes in components of Maharashtra lately over social media posts glorifying Aurangzeb. 

“What happened in Akola, Sambhajinagar and Kolhapur was not a coincidence, but it is an experiment. How come so many sympathisers of Aurangzeb surface in the state?” Fadnavis requested whereas addressing a public rally in Akola as a part of the completion of the Narendra Modi authorities’s 9 years in workplace.

“How can Aurangzeb be our leader? Our king is only one and that is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj…The Muslims in India, even they are not the descendants of Aurangzeb. Tell me who is the descendant of Aurangzeb? Aurangzeb and his forefathers came from outside,” he mentioned. “The nationalist Muslims in this country do not endorse him and they recognise only Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as their leader,” he added. 

Targeting Ambedkar for visiting Aurangzeb’s tomb, Fadnavis requested him what was the necessity to take action. “Ambedkar says Aurangzeb ruled our country for a long period. So Hitler also ruled Germany. Many people used to revere Hitler like a God…It was not expected from you. Uddhav Thackeray has allied with Ambedkar. So do you (Thackeray) accept Ambedkar’s act?” he requested. 

Who is creating the descendants of Aurangzeb within the state? Those who attempt to disturb the peace will probably be handled sternly, Fadnavis mentioned. Criticising Thackeray, the senior BJP chief mentioned the Sena (UBT) president has borrowed “script writers” from his allies Congress and NCP as no person appears to be left in his personal faction to write down speeches for him. 

“But Uddhav ji, we know where and what is burning and how he feels. Whenever he is afraid of a leader, he claims that the latter is going to break Mumbai from Maharashtra. He keeps saying it all the time. But I can tell you one thing, nobody can break Mumbai from Maharashtra,” he mentioned. 

“When Thackeray backstabbed the BJP and joined hands with Congress-NCP to form the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, I had said that I will come back. I not only returned to power but brought Eknath Shinde as CM along with me,” he mentioned. 

Late Balasaheb Thackeray had as soon as mentioned that somewhat than becoming a member of arms with Congress and NCP, he would shut down his celebration, Fadnavis mentioned. “But Uddhav ji kept his ideology aside and indulged in loose talk against PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah,” he alleged. 

He additionally taunted Thackeray saying those that sit at house on a regular basis won’t ever be capable to perceive the charisma of Modi and Shah. Talking in regards to the upcoming assembly of anti-BJP events in Bihar, he mentioned. “Several opposition leaders are going to share the stage in Patna on June 23. A photo of the same leaders taken in 2019 had 52 leaders but the main opposition party Congress could win only 48 seats. No matter how many creepers come together, it cannot be an alternative to a banyan tree.” 

PM Modi labored to present rights to the folks within the nation. India was one of many solely 5 international locations on the planet that produced anti-coronavirus vaccines. The PM despatched these vaccines to 100 international locations, Fadnavis mentioned. 

Farmers in Maharashtra are benefiting from a number of central authorities schemes just like the Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, Jal Jeevan Mission, and Ujjwala Yojana, he added. Speaking on the event, state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule mentioned that within the final 9 years, India grew to become self-sufficient and PM Modi has emerged as the most well-liked chief on the planet at present.