India, March 10 -- Mumbai Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis sparked a debate when he said on Saturday that they all believed that Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's grave should be removed from Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar formerly Aurangabad. He, however, added that the grave is a protected monument under Archeological Survey of India (ASI) and can only be removed after following the law.

Fadnavis was responding to a demand by BJP Member of Parliament Udayanraje Bhosale's to remove the Mughal emperor's grave at Khuldabad in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar.

"We all believe the same but something needs to be done by law as it is a protected monument. The previous Congress government has got it protected under the ASI," the chief minister stated. He made...