Leaders of the ruling Shiv Sena and the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) engaged in a war of words on Saturday over the grave of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in Khultabad, located in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, news agency PTI reported.

Ambadas Danve, the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, stated that the presence of the grave served as a reminder of how the Mughal king had been defeated and buried there. "We should be able to tell future generations that Aurangzeb came here and was buried on this land," he stated, adding that calls to remove the grave were part of a "conspiracy to erase this history". Danve also taunted those advocating for the removal of the tomb, saying, "Go and do it if you have the guts."