कोल्हापुर में औरंगजेब पर पोस्ट को लेकर हिंसक झड़प: हिन्दू संगठनों के विरोध-प्रदर्शन के बाद लाठी और पत्थर चले; पुलिस ने लाठीचार्ज किया

The post went viral on Tuesday in praise of Aurangzeb. After this there was a fight between the two groups.

Violent clashes broke out between two groups in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur on Wednesday over a social media post praising Aurangzeb. In this, there was fierce lathi-poles and stone pelting from both sides. Police had to resort to lathicharge to control the situation.

Kolhapur’s SP Mahendra Pandit said that on Tuesday, a post in praise of Aurangzeb had gone viral on the WhatsApp group. In protest against this, Hindu organizations had announced Kolhapur bandh on Wednesday. They were demanding action against these people.

Hindu organizations have called Kolhapur bandh today regarding the post.

Case filed against two people
According to Pandit, the organizations today demonstrated by pelting stones in Dussehra Chowk, Town Hall, Lakshmipura etc. areas of the city. This made the situation tense in the entire district. The police immediately dispersed the crowd by lathi charge and brought the situation under control.

Presently the situation is under control. People have been appealed to remain calm. No untoward incident has happened. Here in Laxmipura police station, a case has been registered against two people regarding the WhatsApp post. The incident is being investigated.

Policemen explaining to the people protesting about Aurangzeb’s post.

Deputy CM said – will not tolerate such acts
Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said that strict action will be taken against those who praise Aurangzeb. Such acts will not be tolerated. Fadnavis appealed to the protesting people to maintain law and order. At the same time, the Chief Minister of the state Eknath Shinde has also appealed to the people to maintain peace.

The protesting people demanded that the people who posted the post be arrested.

Sharad Pawar said – It is not right to attack law and order
NCP chief Sharad Pawar said about the incident that if someone puts a photo or poster in praise of Aurangzeb, then there is a need to attack or violence on law and order? Pawar alleged that the ruling party encourages such tendencies.

Some people are deliberately discriminating. It is the responsibility of the rulers to establish peace in the state, but if the people associated with them start taking to the streets, it is not right to create bitterness through non-violence. There is an ideology behind what is happening.