D Fadnavis Calls Nagpur Violence A "Conspiracy", Gets Manipur Counter | Read

Maharashtra | Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the opposition traded fierce attacks - cries of "conspiracy" were met by references to the ethnic clashes in Manipur - Tuesday, hours after violence in Nagpur over calls to move the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb out of the state. Mr Fadnavis and his deputy, Eknath Shinde, claimed a "premeditated conspiracy... to target specific houses and establishments" and said 'Chhava', a new Hindi movie about the war between Chhatrapati Shivaji's son, Sambhaji, and Aurangzeb's Mughal forces, had "ignited people's anger". The Chief Minister blamed the violence on rumours spread Monday evening - of a religious symbol on a symbolic grave - and told the Assembly, "We got a trolley of stones, indicating planning, and some specified houses and institutions were targeted. One Deputy Commissioner was attacked with an ax... those who took the law into their hands will not be spared. Attacks on the police will not be tolerated."