Amit Shah's visit to Raigad, shivaji Maharaj's descendants missing?
Union home minister amit shah on saturday (April 12) paid tribute to Chhatrapati shivaji Maharaj on his 345th death anniversary at the historic Raigad fort in Maharashtra. chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde and ajit pawar were also present on the occasion. However, Chhatrapati shivaji Maharaj's descendant Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati was missing from the event, which has created a stir in political circles.
According to The indian Express, Sambhajiraje is the chairman of the Raigad Development Authority, yet he was not invited to the event. The congress strongly criticized the state and central government on this issue. congress spokesperson Atul Londhe said, "It is sad that Sambhajiraje was not invited to the home Minister's visit. This government is using shivaji Maharaj's name only for political gain."
Sambhajiraje did not comment
Although Sambhajiraje refused to comment on this, one of his aides said, "The government and the organizers deliberately ignored him, perhaps because of his progressive views. He believes in taking all communities along."
Demand to remove the statue of Waghya dog
Meanwhile, the demand to remove the statue of Waghya dog is gaining momentum once again. Sambhajiraje had demanded the removal of this statue last month and on saturday reiterated that such a statue should not have any place near the tomb of shivaji Maharaj. He said, "There is no evidence of the existence of a dog named Waghya in history. It is just a fantasy, which was born in 1919 from ram Ganesh Gadkari's play 'Rajsanyas'." He also said that this statue is higher than the statue of Chhatrapati shivaji Maharaj, which is extremely insulting and it should be removed as soon as possible. chief minister Fadnavis has assured to form a committee on this subject.
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