No one will tolerate the act of eulogising Aurangzeb, the Shiv Sena leader said.In the assembly, Shinde dubbed Azmi a “traitor” and said had no right to sit in the House.He asked SP MLA Raees Shaikh to watch the recent Hindi film ‘Chhaava’, which has documented the bravery and sacrifice of Sambhaji Maharaj.”See the torture Sambhaji Maharaj endured for 40 days. Aurangzeb asked him to change his religion,” he said.Praising Aurangzeb is an insult of the country’s national heroes, Shinde said.Sambhaji Maharaj won 70 battles in nine years, he said, adding that Aurangzeb demolished temples and killed his own family.Industries Minister Uday Samant (Shiv Sena) reiterated the demand that Azmi be suspended from the House and be booked for treason.”We cannot tolerate praise of a person who harassed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and tortured Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj,” he said.Atul Bhatkalkar (BJP) demanded that Azmi be booked for treason and suspended from the assembly for the budget session.Shiv Sena minister Gulabrao Patil also demanded action against Azmi.Sudhir Mungantiwar (BJP) demanded that Aurangazeb’s grave be demolished.Amid the uproar, opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) member Bhaskar Jadhav, who tried to speak on an adjournment notice submitted by him in the legislative assembly, termed developments in the House as “drama”.The assembly proeedings were adjourned three times after din over the issue, and later adjourned for the day.Azmi had said that during Aurangzeb’s reign, India’s border reached Afghanistan and Burma (Myanmar).”Our GDP accounted for 24 per cent (of the world GDP) and India was called a golden sparrow (during his regime),” claimed the MLA from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar constituency in Mumbai.
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