Maharashtra Congress Chief Harsh Vardhan has sparked controversy by comparing Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. He accused Fadnavis of being a cruel ruler.
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00:00We have some breaking news that's coming in.
00:07Maharashtra Congress Chief likens Fadnavis to Aurangzeb.
00:11Maharashtra Congress Chief has said Fadnavis is a cruel ruler just like Aurangzeb.
00:15He further said, he basically sparked a row with his comments likening Fadnavis to Aurangzeb.
00:21He says Fadnavis resorts to religion like Aurangzeb did.
00:24Maharashtra Congress Chief says Fadnavis rule is akin to Aurangzeb's rule.
00:31Controversy has continued over Aurangzeb in Maharashtra with the Maharashtra Congress
00:36Chief Harsh Vandan using it as a pejorative for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, saying
00:41that he is just like the Mughal Emperor.
00:44Aurangzeb was a cruel ruler.
00:51Aurangzeb put his father in jail.
00:56His elder brother was a secular thinker.
01:02He didn't even kill him.
01:04Aurangzeb didn't even touch him.
01:07He was a cruel ruler.
01:09Devendra Fadnavis is just as cruel today.
01:12He resorts to religion like Aurangzeb but he is a murderer.
01:17He is not safe by the hands of the Khaldars.
01:20This kind of cruelty is common in Maharashtra and Devendra Fadnavis.
01:24So, the actions of Devendra Fadnavis and Aurangzeb are similar.
01:43Aurangzeb's tomb.
01:44So, give us more details on what he said and how this plays out in the entire scenario.
01:49Of course, the entire controversy really began with the Samajwadi Party leader, Abu Agni
01:55drawing a comparison with Aurangzeb and speaking about his greatness.
02:02Well, it started from there, then it obviously moved on to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and
02:08that they wanted the tomb of Aurangzeb to be removed, erased.
02:12Of course, and it was reacting to this that Harshvardhan Pashal said that, you know, removing
02:18the tomb would actually, you know, because the tomb is a significance of the greatness
02:24of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and, you know, erasing that would actually...
02:29Please start.
02:37BJP leader Ram Kadam is joining me on the phone line.
02:43Apologies.
02:44Sir, what are your comments on what the Maharashtra Congress chief has said?
02:48He's likened Chief Minister Fadnavis with Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, saying he's just as cruel.
02:53What are your thoughts?
02:55The Congress, Maharashtra's president, Mr. Satpal, he's been trying to hog in limelight,
03:02nothing else, because he was also not aware that he'll become chief of Maharashtra state
03:09as a party leader.
03:10And all of a sudden, his name was announced.
03:14And after that, he wanted to show his party that he's been criticizing Maharashtra government
03:21and for that matter, he's been just criticizing all the comments what he made, the baseless comments.
03:28Can he deny that under the leadership of our government, we have been giving lakhs of females
03:36ladli yojana, under the ladli yojana, we have been helping them.
03:40Every month, we have given them money, more than 15 lakh crore rupees, when vulnerable
03:48chief minister went to Daos, under his leadership.
03:53Lot of companies are going to come in Maharashtra state.
03:56So, he has nothing to say as far as the development is concerned or any other issues.
04:03He does not have any other issues.
04:05So, he's been trying to fish hog limelight, nothing else.
04:08Right, sir.
04:09Setting aside his lack of comments on the development in Maharashtra, he's also said
04:14that chief minister Fadnavis resorts to religion when it comes to politics.
04:18So, what are your thoughts on that?
04:20No, I could not get you. Please tell me again.
04:24I'm saying that the Maharashtra Congress chief has also not just likened chief minister Fadnavis to Aurangzeb,
04:30but he's also said that Fadnavis also uses religion when it comes to politics.
04:34He's politicizing religion.
04:36Absolutely not.
04:38See, we have been saying from the beginning that we respect all the religion, all the caste.
04:46We are not differentiating anything.
04:49And as far as our Hindutva is concerned, we stick with that.
04:53But it does not mean that we are hating other religions. Nothing.
04:57But nowadays, the kind of politics Congress, they wanted to do when they were in the government in Maharashtra.
05:06So, they are trying to appease one of the religions. That is for sure.
05:10And his statement is because of that impact.
05:15Thank you for taking out the time and speaking with India today.
05:18The BJP MLA is saying that the Congress is doing nothing but trying to appease one of the religions.
05:23Let's also now listen in to what the Maharashtra Congress chief has said.
05:27Aurangzeb was a cruel ruler.
05:30Aurangzeb put his father in jail.
05:35His elder brother-in-law was a thinker.
05:40He was a secular thinker.
05:42He did not kill him.
05:44Aurangzeb never even touched him.
05:46And he was a cruel ruler.
05:48Today, Devendra Fadnavis is just as cruel.
05:51Sometimes, he takes religion as a basis.
05:54But he kills people like Satyajit Deshpukh.
05:57He is not safe by the hands of the Khasidars.
05:59This is the kind of person Devendra Fadnavis is in Maharashtra.
06:04So, Aurangzeb and Devendra Fadnavis are in the same boat.
06:08The Maharashtra Congress chief, Harsh Vardhan, likening Chief Minister Fadnavis to Aurangzeb,
06:14saying that Aurangzeb was a cruel ruler and he had put his own father in jail.
06:18And today, Devendra Fadnavis is equally cruel.
06:20He always resorts to religion.
06:21And therefore, the rule of Aurangzeb and Devendra Fadnavis is the same.
06:25Sparking a controversy over his comments.
06:36So, controversy has erupted over the Maharashtra Congress chief likening Devendra Fadnavis to Aurangzeb.
06:42My colleague Vidya is joining me on the phone line for more on this.
06:46Vidya, we just heard BJP MLA Ram Kadam's comments on what the Maharashtra Congress chief has said.
06:52And he has said that what Congress is trying to do is appease to the Muslims.
06:56What can you tell us about that?
07:16And that's something that has been a persistent stand of the BJP as to how this Aurangzeb issue is really spoken about
07:25with reference to trying to appease the Muslim community.
07:29Because remember, there are calls from when the BJP and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal
07:36thought that the tone be erased immediately soon after we saw people from the community asking that it be preserved.
07:45So, it is now being seen by the BJP as appeasement with reference to the appeasement of the Muslim community.
07:56And that's one of the reasons why Ram Kadam has said what he has said.
07:59Right, but you know when it comes to this entire issue,
08:02Vidya, I'll be coming back to you for more on this.
08:05Atul Londe, Congress leader is joining me on the phone line.
08:08Sir, what are your thoughts on what the BJP is saying on the Maharashtra Congress Chief's comments
08:13saying that Congress is trying, is appeasing to a certain sexualist society?
08:18I don't know what they understand from the statement of Maharashtra PCC
08:23when he compares Aurangzeb with Devendra Pradhan.
08:28It is the same thing happening in Maharashtra. Everything is under suppression.
08:32Who is getting justice? Not even a single farmer is getting justice.
08:36They are not getting proper price for their crops.
08:40Farmers, they are not happy. Agriculture sector is not doing well.
08:46Manufacturing is not doing well. Unemployment is rampant.
08:56Unemployment is rampant.
08:58You know, we have seen shooting, firing on the streets in a police station.
09:04So, an example of PD is sufficient enough to explain what Congress PCC has said about him.
09:12Right, sir. But how do you think it makes sense to liken the CM with Aurangzeb to set this example?
09:19Suppression, not justice.
09:23Right. And the BJP has also said that the Congress is not really,
09:27when they are comparing the CM to Aurangzeb, they are not really looking at the development
09:32that is taking place in Maharashtra, the infrastructure that has been built in Maharashtra.
09:35What are your comments on that?
09:38See, industries are going out of Maharashtra.
09:43Unemployment is rampant. Industrial production is down.
09:50Right, sir.
09:54Alright, that was Congress leader Atul Londe on the phone line with us,
09:58saying that, basically speaking about the entire controversy about the Maharashtra Congress chief likening Devendra Fadnavis to Aurangzeb,
10:05where Maharashtra Congress chief has said that Fadnavis was a cruel ruler like Aurangzeb,
10:10and he resorts to politics instead of working for the development of Maharashtra.