Hyderabad, March 15 -- In a letter addressed to the Union minister of culture and tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh on Saturday, March 15, questioned the maintenance being spent by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Aurangazeb's tomb located at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar district in Maharashtra.

"I strongly believe that not a single rupee of the taxpayer's money should be spent on maintaining the tomb of a tyrant who caused immense suffering to our ancestors," Raja Singh's letter stated.

He asked for year-wise expenditure and details incurred on maintenance, security and other related aspects.

He stressed that the Indian government should consider halting further expendi...