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On Tuesday, 05 November 2024, tensions erupted in Belagavi’s Shahu Nagar area in Karnataka after a Mughal ruler Aurangzeb’s banner was put up by unknown individuals.
The poster described Aurangzeb as “Sultan-e-Hind”, and “the real founder of Akhand Bharat” was put up on his birth anniversary.
The police said that they pulled down the banner after local protests and increased security across the area.
Residents expressed anger over the banner, and demanded strict action against responsible for what they saw as an attempt to rise communal clashes.
However, as tensions seemed to relaxed, a group of young men from another community took to social media to protest the banner’s removal. They questioned why the Aurangzeb banner was taken down while a nearby banner of Veer Savarkar, a Hindu nationalist, was not removed. They warned that they wouldn’t tolerate this.
The online posts added fuel to the fire, prompting authorities to consider additional measures to monitor and control the situation. Rohan Jagadish, Deputy Commissioner of Police for Law and Order in Belagavi, issued a statement to address the rising concerns. “On November 3, which is apparently Aurangzeb’s birthday, some individuals put up posters on public property without permission. The corporation has since removed them.”
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