Amit Shah, Fadnavis pay tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Raigad Fort

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday paid tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Raigad Fort in Maharashtra on his 345th death anniversaryShah was accompanied by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis his deputies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar and BJP MP Udayanraje Bhosale and state Minister Shivendrasinh Bhosale both descendants of the Maratha warrior kingThe Union minister arrived at Raigad from Pune in the morningEarlier Shah and other dignitaries offered floral tributes to Jijabai the mother of Shivaji Maharaj at Pachad near Raigad fortShah will participate in various programmes at Raigad Fort and have lunch with NCP MP from Raigad Sunil Tatkare at the latters residence in SutarwadiTalking to reporters Tatkare said there would be no political discussion during the luncheonThe luncheon meeting has come in the backdrop of differences among the Mahayuti allies over the guardian minister post for Raigad districtFadnavis had appointed cabinet minister Aditi Tatkare as the guardian minister but had to stay the decision after opposition from the Shiv Sena which wants Bharat Gogawale in the postThe NCP MP said the issue of guardian minister was not on the agenda for the lunch meetingAurangzeb who labelled himself Alamgir defeated and buried in Maharashtra ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday praised the valour of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj emphasising that Aurangzeb who called himself Alamgir and fought against Marathas in Maharashtra throughout his life died as a defeated man and was buried in its soilHe said Shivaji Maharajs ideals of swadharm and swarajya continue to inspire Indias ambition to become a superpower by the 100th year of IndependenceI appeal to the people of Maharashtra to not keep Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj restricted to the state His tremendous willpower determination and courage inspire the country as he strategically united all sections of the society Shah said while addressing a gatheringShah said Shivaji Maharaj defeated Mughal shahi rule of MughalsThe ruler who called himself Alamgir fought Marathas till he was alive and died a defeated man in Maharashtra His Aurangzebs samadhi tomb is located on its soil Shah saidWith inputs from PTIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params