India, March 19 -- A day after communal riots tore through central Nagpur, fanning the controversy over the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Opposition parties in Maharashtra zeroed in on chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said the violence reflected the failure of the state home department, headed by Fadnavis. He also advised Fadnavis to get the permission of the centre to get Aurangzeb's tomb removed rather than allow his colleagues to create communal trouble in the state.

"If the riot was pre-planned (as Fadnavis has claimed), was the home department caught napping? Did it not have information on something that was planned in your hometown," said Thackeray, referring to the chief minister, on Tu...