Aurangzeb's grave: Hindutva leader Ekbote banned from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar between Mar 16-Apr 5
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Mar 15 (PTI): Hindutva leader Milind Ekbote has been barred from entering Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar from March 16 to April 5 amid calls from some outfits to remove the grave of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb located at Khuldabad in the district.
The order, which was issued on Saturday by the deputy resident collector, said Ekbote's organisation Dharmaveer Sambhaji Maharaj Pratisthan pays homage to the warrior-king annually in Pune and intelligence inputs were received about him and his supporters possibly coming to Khuldabad to remove Aurangzeb's tomb.
The district administration's order said the views of several people on Aurangzeb's grave has "gone extreme" after the release of the film "Chhaava" as can be seen from social media posts.
It added that the Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal have planned agitations from March 17 seeking removal of the tomb.
"So the district administration is prohibiting the entry of Ekbote and his supporters into the limits of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar from March 17 to April," the order stated.
Ekbote has been accused of instigating the caste riots that took place on January 1, 2018 in Koregaon Bhima in Pune district. He has also taken part in agitations to remove the tomb of Afzal Khan, the Bijapur general who was killed by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in 1659. The tomb is situated in Pratapgad in Satara.
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Animal slaughter, meat sales prohibited in Bengaluru on Buddha Purnima
Bengaluru, May 10 (PTI): Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has banned the slaughter of animals and sale of meat in the city on May 12 in view of Buddha Purnima, officials said on Saturday.
The order was issued by the Joint Director of Animal Husbandry in Bengaluru on May 9.
Buddha Purnima marks the birthday of Gautam Buddha.
