Following heightened tensions in Nagpur over demands by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) to remove Aurangzeb’s grave, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anil Bonde attributed the clashes to instigation by organized crime elements. Bonde accused the unrest of being part of a wider effort to tarnish the reputation of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, stating, "Those who are into organized crime, get instigated to start violence, that is what has happened in Nagpur. Such things are being done to defame the govt of Devendra Fadnavis."
