New Delhi, March 4 -- Reacting to Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi's statement on Aurangzeb, Congress leader Harish Rawat on Tuesday said that Aurangzeb was an "autocrat ruler" and his policies led to division.

"It is a historical fact that Aurangzeb was an autocratic ruler and, to some extent, considered religious. It is also a fact that the decline of the Mughal Empire began due to his religious fanaticism. In this country, leaders have assumed the right to grant certificates to others... I don't want to comment on who is certifying whom. However, the common belief about Aurangzeb is that he was an autocrat ruler and darmantra shashak. It is also a fact that after his reign, the Mughal Empire collapsed. Earlier, rulers sought to include ev...