RSS leader denounces Nagpur violence, says Aurangzeb is not relevant

“Any type of violence is not good for the health of the society and I think police have taken cognizance of it and so they will get into the details,” the RSS chief spokesperson said at a media briefing on the upcoming three-day meet of the RSS’s Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) scheduled to be held from March 21 to 23.

Asked whether Aurangzeb’s tomb should be relocated, he replied, “No, it’s not relevant.”

Violence erupted in Nagpur on Monday when around 250 members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal gathered near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Mahal, which is part of the old city of Nagpur. They demanded the removal of Aurangzeb’s tomb, shouting slogans and burning a symbolic grave made of grass.

Later in the evening, tensions escalated after rumours spread that the symbolic grave contained religious texts.