Vishalgad Fort Violence: ‘Masjid Attacked By Mob,’ Owaisi Slams Shinde, Fadnavis, Shivaji Maharaj’s Fort Turns Battleground

The anti-encroachment drive at Vishalgad Fortress in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district turned violent as a mob pelted stones at police personnel and damaged residences, extremely to the registration of cases in opposition t five hundred american citizens and the arrest of 21 others, police sleek on Monday.

Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje, who led the march on Sunday, had demanded that everyone encroachments be removed without reference to the caste and religion of illegal occupants.

Violence erupted on Sunday after some applicable-wing activists led by method to Maratha royal and former MP Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati, who had come from Pune, had been stopped at the base of the castle in view of prohibitory orders.

Asaduddin Owaisi On VIshalgad Fortress Violence

MIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi shared a video of the incident and tagging CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis asked, “6 December continues “@mieknathshinde @Dev_Fadnavis under your government a Masjid is attacked by method to a Mob,which is an attack on Rule of Legislations then once more your government simply is not involved.

मस्जिद पर हमला एक क़िसम का आतंकी हमला है, 6 दिसंबर Proceed हो रहा है। महाराष्ट्र में मुसलसल मस्जिदों को निशाना बनाया जा रहा है और वहां की सरकार ख़ामोश तमाशाई बनी बैठी है। – बैरिस्टर @asadowaisi #AsaduddinOwaisi #Kolhapur #AllEyesOnMosqueAttack #maharashtra… p.c.twitter.com/Iphw9LTzm2

— AIMIM (@aimim_national) July 16, 2024

Muslims of Maharashtra should reply by method to Ballotby method to ensuring your birthday social gathering MIM candidates win the coming near near elections to cease the Mobs and the political leaders & parties who give them patronage and e-publication and don't neglect the Silence of parties who are claiming they bought “Ethical victory”

"6 December continues "@mieknathshinde @Dev_Fadnavis under your government a Masjid is attacked by method to a Mob,which is an attack on Rule of Legislations then once more your government simply is not involved.
Muslims of Maharashtra should reply by method to Ballotby method to ensuring your birthday social gathering MIM candidates win the… https://t.co/085RnK2y7u

— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) July 15, 2024

Vishalgad Fortress Anti-encroachments Potential

The Kolhapur district collector sleek 70 encroachments had been removed at the medieval-applied sciences building, in right truth one of most great forts of the Maratha empire at some level of the reign of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, on Monday.

“Police personnel deputed at the castle to retailer law and order had been injured as miscreants hurled stones and damaged public property following protests by method to the explicit-wing enterprise. Now we have got got experiences of arson,” an dependableremember sleek.

Police have registered 4 cases in opposition t increased than five hundred american citizens, including political leaders, and arrested 21 american citizens, the dependableremember sleek, adding a search is on for others.

The anti-encroachment drive resumed on Monday amid tight protection inner the presence of district administration officers.

The district administration razed 70 encroachments which stood at Vishalgad Fortress, collector Amol Yedge sleek.

The anti-encroachment drive grew to change into performed between Eleven am and 6 pm inner the presence of income and PWD officers, the collector sleek.

A fine kind of police personnel, including officers, had been deployed to retailer faraway from any untoward incident and the drive will continue on Tuesday, every completely different dependableremember sleek.

Prohibitory orders had been issued under substantial sections of the Maharashtra Police Act 1951 from July 15 to July 29 at the castle.

Vishalgad Fortress History In Maratha Empire

The castle holds profound significance in Maratha historic previous as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj escaped to it after being besieged at Panhala Fortress in 1660. In 1844, Vishalgad grew to change into ruled by method to the Kolhapur State when a riot grew to change into led in opposition t a Brahmin regent who had been put in by method to the British when the herbal heir to the throne grew to change into underage.

Meanwhile, the violence precipitated the Opposition to purpose the Shiv Sena-led Mahayuti government and marvel even if the “jungle raj” is prevailing inner the nation.

Chief of the opposition inner the nation legislative council Ambadas Danve sleek Maratha royal Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati grew to change into also booked for extremely the march to the castle.

“I had visited Vishalgad castle twice and viewed encroachments. Sambhajiraje had handiest asked the nation government to extend encroachments, then once more, in selected than taking flow, an offence grew to change into registered in opposition t him,” Danve, who belongs to Shiv Sena (UBT), suggested reporters in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

“Is the federal government protecting these encroachments?” he asked.

Former All India Majlis E Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Imtiaz Jaleel criticised Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati, ex-Rajya Sabha member and heir to Kolhapur royal domestic, for extremely the march to the castle.

“You're powerfuble to pass to Delhi resulting from the truth Muslims had voted for you. We used to respect you then once more fascinated about you led the violent protest at Vishalgad castle, we marvel even if you can have to be naturally a descendant of Shahu Maharaj,” he sleek.

Jaleel alleged prison manner grew to change into not adhered to even as imposing the anti-encroachment drive and properties of yankee citizens had been vandalised and autos burnt down by method to miscreants. “Is jungle raj prevailing in Maharashtra?” he puzzled.

(With Inputs From PTI)